About This Role
An Accounting Assistant performs a variety of tasks within the accounting department, helping to ensure the company’s daily accounting functions run accurately and effectively. This role is based at the company headquarters, with some travel required to other locations.
Responsibilities
- Review vendor invoices and process weekly check runs
- Code items such as invoices, vouchers, expense reports, and check requests with the correct vendor and general ledger codes to ensure proper entry into the financial system
- Handle all vendor correspondence via phone or email
- Add new vendors to the ERP system and maintain relevant documents and updated information for contacts, addresses, payment terms, etc.
- Match incoming invoices to the corresponding purchase orders and stock receipts with all supporting documentation
- Assist with invoicing of orders for the Media location
- Receive inventory into the system and match invoices to purchase orders
- Scan and upload records into the Company’s document management system
- Investigate and resolve problems associated with processing invoices and purchase orders
- Serve as the back-up for other team members’ accounting tasks
- Provide on-site support at other locations (when needed due to PTO):
- Process and record daily cash settlements
- Replenish cash drawer, petty cash, and change drawer as needed
- Receive customer checks, apply to accounts, and deposit those checks
- Participate in the annual physical inventory
- Perform other duties as required to support the Accounting Department
Requirements
- 1+ years of accounting experience preferred
- Knowledge of the MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently
- Ability to show discretion and trustworthiness with confidential information
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask
- Professional interactive and customer service skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Travel to other Tague locations is required
- Ability to talk or hear
- Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms
Important Details
- Travel: required to other Tague locations
About the Company
Tague Lumber is a lumber and building materials company.
