A/P Clerk in Jacksonville, FL at Accounting Now

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

As an Accounting Clerk you will be responsible for a variety of tasks within accounts payable, payments, and reconciliations.
Specific Accounting duties:
* Verifying and processing all invoices and expense reports submitted for payment
* Submitting all vouchers to Chief Financial Officer, for approval
* Maintaining accurate and up-to-date vendor files in the Great Plains system
* Examining vouchers for any required sales tax payments
* Serving as primary point of contact for vendors and staff with questions about expenses and payables
* Working with the Senior Manager, Finance & Operations, to coordinate reimbursement of staff travel expenses every pay day
* Maintaining electronic, digital, archival record of accounts payable (i.e., "paperless office")
* Generating checks and initiating electronic (ACH) payments every week
* Processing Chapter Dues payments once a month and Regional Allocation Program (RAP) payments
* Processing voided checks, as necessary and update Daily Cash Report schedule for payments and voided checks
* Preparing month-end general ledger reconciliation of Accounts Payable
* Working with the Senior Manager, Finance & Operations each month to identify any necessary expense accruals
* Reconciling sales tax account and preparing the monthly / quarterly Virginia Sales Tax return
* Assisting the Chief Financial Officer in reviewing quarterly expense projections

Accounts Payable Clerk Job Requirements
For this accounting role we are looking for a self-motivated enthusiastic team player with accounts payable experience.
Additional Accounting Clerk requirements:
* Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
OR Business
* 2 years of accounting experience
* Familiarity with general ledger and accounts payable software, especially Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, Excel, and Word
* Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
Accounts Payable Clerk