Accounting Clerk

About the Job

Summary

The Accounting Clerk is responsible for coordinating and continuously improving invoice and payment processes, maintaining inventory accuracy and cost controls, and providing accounting and operational support across multiple locations. This role works closely with operations, site controllers, and scale operators to ensure accurate financial reporting, inventory reconciliation, and compliance with company policies and audit requirements.

Essential Job Functions:

• Process and manage all invoices, credits, and related documentation.
• Maintain the invoices that automatically pull or need to be paid from.
• Balance and post the scale and ATMs for Metalico Akron locations.
• Research discrepancies / errors on daily cash reconciliation.
• Trial balance spreadsheet with our business system (RIMAS) and research any discrepancies.
• Police register.
• Review daily tickets for errors with freight.
• Track cash on hand utilized by scale operators and prepare monthly petty cash reports.
• Organize, verify, and file daily scale checks.
• Enter all Akron AP entries.
• Manage all invoices that automatically pull or need to be paid.
• Maintain the tax spreadsheet.
• Update the utilities spreadsheet and competing utilities spreadsheet and save the invoices to the shared drive.
• Manage the local Huntington bank account.
• Maintain the AP inbox, ensure all invoices have been entered in RIMAS.
• Add or remove users for company credit cards.
• Research any suspicious credit card transactions.
• Save invoices to the shared drive.
• Maintain electronic customer account files and records.
• Prepare, maintain, and reconcile accounts payable statements and aging reports, investigating and resolving discrepancies for the Akron facilities.
• Prepare month-end reports and assist with financial closing activities.
• Order cash for the ATMs.
• Monitor inventory levels and perform inventory management activities.
• Collaborate with operations teams to reconcile month-end inventory balances with physical counts.
• Review daily scale transactions and correct errors to ensure data accuracy.
• Gather and provide documentation for audits on an annual and quarterly basis, as well as upon request.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting procedures, and internal controls.
• Work with Controller to reconcile and maintain intercompany transactions and balances.
• Support various business units by managing accounting-related inquiries and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with operations and accounting personnel to improve processes and maintain data integrity.
• Assist other departments in managing queries for various business units for regulators and customers.
• Crosstrain on the scale operations to backfill when needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Core understanding of accounting concepts - specifically accounts payable and inventory control.
• 2 - 4 years' work experience in an Accounting Department and/ or Associate's degree is preferred..
• Knowledge of and experience in Microsoft office tools (Word and Outlook) with an advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Experience in Accounts Payable and Inventory Accounting.
• Working knowledge of business systems (RIMAS Shared Logic software preferred).
• Experience with general ledger coding.
• Proficient in data entry.
• Strong knowledge of AP methodology.
• Demonstrated skills in customer service.
• Excellent written, organization and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Problem solving skills.
• Payment processing (e.g. checks, wires).

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of general accounting, collections and/or credit processes.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools including: Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to following instructions for implementing accounts receivables/credit procedures.
• Ability to effectively speak to supervisors, teammates or customers or others and convey information by phone, in written form, by email or in person.
• Ability to accurately document information in files, reports or other forms of communication.

Work Environment

• Work is in an office environment.
• Exposure to elements and / or non-climate-controlled environment where temperature and weather extremes (heat, cold, rain) may be encountered.
• Work may take place in an industrial environment, with noise, dust and fumes.
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate; hearing protection is always provided to employees by the company.

Work Hours:

• Hours of Operation - Monday through Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30PM, Saturdays and overtime as scheduled.
• Schedule is subject to change to facilitate business and production needs.

Benefits:

• Life Insurance - $25,000 (100% employer paid).
• Medical & Dental (70% employer paid).
• 401(k) - up to 2.5% employer match.
• Employee Referral - up to $1,000.
• 8.5 Paid Holidays.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days.
• Vision Insurance (Out of Pocket).
• Flexible Spending Account (Out of Pocket).
• Aflac Services (Out of Pocket).
• Safety Toe Boot & Safety Glasses Reimbursement annually.

Metalico is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.