Accounting Clerk

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an Accounting Clerk to support day-to-day financial operations for our team in Edina, Minnesota. This position plays an important role in keeping payables, receivables, and core accounting records organized, accurate, and up to date. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable working with invoices and reconciliations, and able to communicate effectively with internal teams as well as customers and vendors.

Responsibilities:
• Support both outgoing and incoming payment activities by helping manage accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions.
• Examine payable batches and related reports to confirm accuracy, completeness, and proper authorization before payments are released.
• Track outstanding receivables, apply incoming payments, and assist with follow-up efforts to address past-due balances.
• Reconcile customer and vendor account records and research discrepancies to ensure financial information remains accurate.
• Review employee time and expense submissions for completeness and assist with processing in accordance with company procedures.
• Prepare documentation for filings, conduct credit-related checks, and communicate findings to accounting leadership.
• Respond to billing and invoice questions from customers by researching issues and helping bring them to resolution.
• Maintain general ledger support records and contribute to daily accounting tasks, month-end close activities, report generation, and document organization.
• Build effective working relationships with clients, vendors, sales teams, and operations staff while ensuring accounting entries are recorded correctly.
• Provide additional accounting and administrative support as business needs require.• Experience supporting accounts payable and accounts receivable activities in an accounting or finance environment.
• Working knowledge of QuickBooks and confidence using accounting software for transaction entry and record maintenance.
• Strong data entry skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience processing invoices, verifying financial information, and maintaining organized supporting documentation.
• Ability to reconcile account balances and investigate discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for interacting with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.