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Stella Jones Corporation Senior Accounting Clerk - 2115 in Tacoma, Washington
The Senior Accounting Clerk is responsible for reviewing, entering, coding, and validating financial transactions, reconciling multiple data sources and preparing reports for management review. Primary Responsibilities:
- Compiles and sorts documents, such as invoices and checks, substantiating business transactions.
- Travel and Expense and Credit Card program. Responsible for audits of expenses, approvals, and journal entries.
- Analyzes and resolves purchase order discrepancies regarding invoice price, goods receipt quantities, allowances, and terms between the Company supplier's invoices and Company purchase orders.
- Process invoices accurately and promptly, enabling the generation of Stella-Jones monthly and yearly financial statements.
- Reconciles report discrepancies and problems.
- Codes data for input to financial data processing system according to company procedures.
- Reviews, balances, and interprets computer reports and makes corrections.
- Corresponds with vendors, conducts investigations, and brings complex discrepancies to resolution.
- Maintain awareness of all activities and issues impacting daily operations and service levels.
- Assists with Accounts Payable month and year-end close.
- Keep Accounting Manager apprised of potential concerns and statuses.
- Participates and contributes to the company safety program
- Special tasks as assigned and participate in projects as needed.
- Maintains company and employee confidence by keeping information confidential.
- Compare accrued freight to invoiced freight and validate variances are within acceptable tolerances or take appropriate action to resolve variance.
- Perform ad-hoc analysis with minimal supervision.
- Act as department leader to identify and resolve issues as they arise.
- Train and mentor peers.
- Mail checks on time with enclosed appropriate supporting documentation.
- Maintain and update process documentation.
- Appropriately respond to questions from internal and external stakeholders.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity