ACCOUNTING CLERK

At Houston Avocado Company, our financial success is driven by the accuracy of our facts and figures. That’s why we are proud to have such a skillful and dedicated accounting team. We’d like to add a highly qualified Accounting Clerk with customer service experience to our growing accounting team to support and assist management with various financial and administrative duties. The ideal candidate has a natural passion for math and an eagerness to learn more about financial record-keeping, budgeting, and reporting. The ideal candidate must also have a great work ethic and excellent communication skills, must be a self-starter, be dependable, have a positive attitude, be detail-oriented, be computer literate, and have data entry/10 key skills as well. Being Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a huge plus.

Under the direction of the Accounting Managers, the Accounting Clerk will perform clerical duties, such as answering phone calls and emails, updating and maintaining records, creating and submitting invoices according to company practices, preparing, posting, verifying, and recording customer payments and transactions, manage the accounting databases, update customer/vendor files, including name or address changes, mergers, running aging reports, performing collection calls as needed, or mailing attentions. This person will join like-minded experts who are continually focused on sharpening their skills and advancing in their profession.

Objectives of this role

• Perform routine clerical accounting duties within a fast-paced finance department while adhering to established standards
• Serve as a resource for the accounts payable and accounts receivable teams
• Assist with year-end audit requests
• Execute accurate reporting, filing, and database management in multiple systems
• Secure financial information by conducting database backups and maintaining strict confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Verify and post details about business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and total accounts to ledgers and databases
• Prepare consolidated internal and external financial statements by analyzing information from general ledger system
• Review and balance internal accounts, analyze variances, prepare reports, and monitor depreciable assets using financial software
• Match, batch, and code vendor invoices
• Prepare and interpret financial summaries and provide reports to managers on a daily/weekly/monthly basis
• Participate in month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of accounts, and sales tax computations

Required skills and qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Natural proficiency with math
• Knowledge of basic financial, tax, and accounting principles
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency with office productivity applications and aptitude for learning new systems

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience in clerical accounting
• Being Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Food Service/Produce industry experience is a huge plus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 50 per week

Benefits:

• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 3 years (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Houston, TX 77009: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person