Senior Accounting Clerk at Stella-Jones Corporation. in Tacoma, Washington

Job Description:

The Senior Accounting Clerk is responsible for reviewing, entering, coding, and validating financial transactions, reconciling multiple data sources and preparing reports for management review.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Compiles and sorts documents, such as invoices and checks, substantiating business transactions.
• Travel and Expense and Credit Card program. Responsible for audits of expenses, approvals, and journal entries.
• Analyzes and resolves purchase order discrepancies regarding invoice price, goods receipt quantities, allowances, and terms between the Company supplier's invoices and Company purchase orders.
• Process invoices accurately and promptly, enabling the generation of Stella-Jones monthly and yearly financial statements.
• Reconciles report discrepancies and problems.
• Codes data for input to financial data processing system according to company procedures.
• Reviews, balances, and interprets computer reports and makes corrections.
• Corresponds with vendors, conducts investigations, and brings complex discrepancies to resolution.
• Maintain awareness of all activities and issues impacting daily operations and service levels.
• Assists with Accounts Payable month and year-end close.
• Keep Accounting Manager apprised of potential concerns and statuses.
• Participates and contributes to the company safety program
• Special tasks as assigned and participate in projects as needed.
• Maintains company and employee confidence by keeping information confidential.
• Compare accrued freight to invoiced freight and validate variances are within acceptable tolerances or take appropriate action to resolve variance.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis with minimal supervision.
• Act as department leader to identify and resolve issues as they arise.
• Train and mentor peers.
• Mail checks on time with enclosed appropriate supporting documentation.
• Maintain and update process documentation.
• Appropriately respond to questions from internal and external stakeholders.

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

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