Accounting Clerk

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Job description

Pavement Recycling Systems is the Western United States premier provider of Recycling Solutions to reclaim, preserve, and rehabilitate pavement at any stage. Becoming a team member of PRS introduces you to a unique culture of employee ownership and empowerment to grow and succeed in your career. We create an environment in which all employees develop and contribute to their full potential and we recognize and reward outstanding results.

Position overview

The accounting clerk is responsible for providing administrative support to the Accounts Payable and Accounting department to ensure timely correspondence with external and internal customers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage 7 email inboxes for Accounts Payable processing
• Obtains vendor statements and reconciles open payables with their open receivable statement
• Generate reports for internal teams and/or external clients
• Assist in organizing and submitting document packages
• Support a high level of service to the accounting department to resolve open items
• Perform office clerical duties and functions that are but not limited to filing, copying, scanning, faxing, distributing mail, creating forms/flyers, and any other related matters in a timely manner
• Performing other routine and administrative accounting procedures
• Communicates with department and vendors to clear problems that arise after statement review
• Organizes and maintains A/P records
• Assists the Accounts Payable department with A/P accrual at month end
• Assists with audits, both internal and external, by handling all accounts payable and some accounting related requests
• Assign Accounting Help Desk Tickets to accounting Team
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Display a high level of organization and prioritization for tasks at hand
• Demonstrates flexibility to effectively deal with changing priorities and timelines through analytical problem solving
• Proven time management and follow-through skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team-oriented environment
• Display superior written and oral communication skills and effective listening skills
• Maintain a tactful, mature and professional demeanor with well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with diverse personnel

Education and Experience

• A minimum of 1-2 years' accounts payable -accounting experience
• High School Diploma at a minimum, Associates degree in Accounting a plus
• High Volume environment
• Experience with Microsoft software such as Word, and Excel

Work Environment

• Works normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday most of the time.
• Extends working hours into evenings and weekends during seasonal busy times.
• Spends time in a climate controlled office setting looking a computer screens and keyboarding.
• Attends budget meetings and other financial meetings on a regular basis.

Continuing Education Requirements

Pavement Recycling Systems strongly supports and encourages personal and professional development by providing company paid continuing education opportunities relevant to the business objectives of each position. Continuing education delivery methods include live seminars, webinars, on demand webinars, self-study courses, professional and user conferences as well as other approved opportunities.

The continuing education expectation for this position is 40 hours per year.

Why Join

• ESOP Retirement Benefits are extended to all employees with participation after one year of service. A typical discretionary annual company contribution can range from 10% to 15% of your annual salary.
• 401K Retirement Benefits are extended
• Health, Dental, and Vision as well as other supplemental health insurance.
• PTO
• Holiday Pay
• Opportunities for career advancement
• On the job training provided to all employees
• Work for an industry leader in various disciplines and markets

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

We are an equal opportunity employer and give consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, disability or protected veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Compensation details: 21-22 Hourly Wage

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