Accounting Clerk

Are you seeking employment at a well-respected organization as an Accounting Clerk? Robert Half has an employment opportunity for a candidate seeking an Accounting Clerk position at a department in need of support. The Accounting Clerk position seeks an experienced candidate in the following tasks: matching invoices to purchase orders/ vouchers, data entry, and assisting with Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R). We offer a dynamic, team-oriented workspace, great benefits, and future career advancement opportunity. This is a long-term contract / temporary to hire position based in the Chesapeake, Virginia area.

What you get to do every day

- Put together statements and reports that require utilization of an assortment of sources

- Circulate financial information to journals and ledgers

- Standard accounting: help with G/L account reconciliation and month-end closing, other ad hoc projects

- Aid Accounts Payable: vendor invoices and disbursement filing, A/P invoice matching & filing

- Assist Accounts Receivable: help with collection of past due balance, process daily invoices/credit, and apply cash receipt

- Classify documents that require knowledge in determining proper classification of accounting codes and expenditure codes

- Remedy discrepancies by checking all possible sources of disagreement, reconstructing probable actions, and recognizing the effect on other accounts; prepare correction documents as required- Ability to multitask and communicate effectively with individuals of all backgrounds

- Candidates with Spreadsheet and ERP system experience will be prioritized

- Outstanding data entry skills

- 3+ years of relevant experience

- Deep understanding of Daily Reconciliation

- Accounts Payable (AP) experience desired

- Manufacturing experience

- AA or BS/BA in Accounting or related field preferred