Accounting Clerk

SUMMARY: Processes financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

Processes daily business transactions such as funds received and disbursed.

Processes new customer accounts and monitors status of existing customer accounts.

Maintains credit history and related files.

Balances and reconciles accounts as required.

Identifies and corrects errors.

Resolves discrepancies.

Prepares general journal entries.

Processes daily business transactions such as shipments to customers and receipts from vendors.

Processes new customer accounts and monitors status of existing customer accounts.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Requires knowledge typically acquired through: Completion of an Associates degree from two-year college or university, Six months to three years related experience or training; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions, and procedures.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

QUALIFICATIONS T o perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 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 sit, stand, talk, hear, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, and controls, and reach with arms and hands.

The employee may be required to occasionally lift and/or move from 10 to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and travel requirements are expected to be 50%.

ITAR COMPLIANCE This position requires access to or use of information which is subject to the federal International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

All applicants for this position must be U.S.

Persons within the meaning of ITAR.

ITAR defines “U.S.

Person” as U.S.

citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., person admitted as a refugee to the U.S., person granted asylum in the U.S., or person granted the status of alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence to the U.S.

under 8 U.S.C.

§1160(a) (for special agricultural workers) or 8 U.S.C.

§1255(a)(1) (an amnesty program).

[Equal Opportunity Employer
– Disability/Vet] ITAR COMPLIANCE This position requires access to or use of information which is subject to the federal International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

All applicants for this position must be U.S.

Persons within the meaning of ITAR.

ITAR defines “U.S.

Person” as U.S.

citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., person admitted as a refugee to the U.S., person granted asylum in the U.S., or person granted the status of alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence to the U.S.

under 8 U.S.C.

§1160(a) (for special agricultural workers) or 8 U.S.C.

§1255(a)(1) (an amnesty program).

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