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Estimated Pay info$23 per hour
Hours Full-time
Location Forest Park, Illinois

About this job

About the Company:

Our client is a rapidly growing manufacturing organization who are looking to add a Bookkeeper to their team. The organization has enjoyed incredible success in the last few years' and are seeking a candidate with a similar Bookkeeper background to join the team in this role.

Reasons to Work Here:

  • Stable company - lots of longevity
  • Up to 15% bonus
  • Profit sharing
  • Strong medical / dental vision - 75% / 25%
  • 401k match - up to 5%
  • Family feel - celebration of birthday
  • Competitive PTO
  • Close to President and CFO


Accounting Initiatives:

  1. Answer phone calls in operator queue.
  2. Work closely with purchasing clerk using 3-way matching process to review invoices, reconcile with Purchase Orders, clarify questions with vendors, process payments and research resolution regarding invoices.
  3. Follow up on Vendor invoice adjustments (credits) and requests for payments.
  4. Post Cash Receipts- Verify deposits, Checks, Wires, ACH, Credit Card payments and post to accounts receivable. Print out Credit Card transactions, review documentation and record journal entries.
  5. Enter petty cash payments, special document information and data from manually prepared checks into the computer system.
  6. Maintain, update Customer & vendor account/data, contact, communication files.
  7. Follow up on Customer short pays, credits and payment promises. Work with Sales department in resolving customer payment/credit issues.
  8. Analyze Credit Card clearing, customer deposits and rectify irregularities.
  9. Contact open account customers as necessary for required credit status information, investigate and verify data received and refer to supervisor for approval per policy.
  10. Work closely with customer service regarding accounts receivable issues such as past due, short paid and skipped invoices and making the appropriate collection calls.
  11. Prepare weekly SLT reports.
  12. Email or call customer accounts receivable that have aging of 45 days or more and keep supervisor informed of unusual collection problems.
  13. Itemize balances in unvouchered accounts payable and notify appropriate supervisor about unsupported invoices.
  14. Process Accounts Payable check run and upload all checks to bank for positive pay clearing
  15. Audit Tariffs on container shipments from China and enter invoices in accounts payable. Backup for preparing tariff reports.
  16. Maintain IIT spreadsheet
  17. Manage inventory of office supplies and order as needed.
  18. Reconcile general ledger cash activity to bank statement and record adjustments.
  19. Reconcile subsidiary ledger to general ledger for accounts receivable & accounts
  20. Identify and input General Journal entries in addition to postings by MAS 200 modules.
  21. Charge subsequent cash disbursements to the appropriate month with accruals.
  22. Analyze and document account balance for certain balance sheet accounts.
  23. Knowledgeable in running Monthly Financials & Month End Processes.
  24. Knowledgeable in state/federal employment laws for regulatory requirements.
  25. Strong attention to detail, accuracy and highly organized while multi-tasking.
  26. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with a strong work ethic.
  27. Provide administrative support for special projects.
  28. Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Some college courses or Associates Degree in accounting.

Experience:

Minimum of three years of Accounting Accounts Receivable/Payable, Payroll and Human Resource administration experience. Good computer skills including integrated software programs, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.


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Posting ID: 1184734609 Posted: 2025-11-18 Job Title: Bookkeeper