Do you enjoy doing routine accounting tasks and want stable employment? Come join our team and provide support for our Accounting department. We are seeking an experienced accounts payable professional to oversee the full accounts payable process and add value to the accounting team. Applicant should be a detail oriented and able to process a high volume of transactions with precision and accuracy.

Position Overview

The Accounts Payable Specialist / Accounting Assistant is primarily responsible for coordinating timely and accurate payments to vendors and supporting the Accounting Department’s financial reporting. Responsibilities will include accounts payable processing, vendor relationships, bank reconciliations, assistance with cash management items, payroll, sales tax filings, and other administrative tasks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Approving and processing invoices for payment, including review of documents and verification of general ledger coding

· Annual Form-1099 Preparation

· Process weekly Accounts payable check runs and other urgent payment requests

· Process bi-weekly payroll cash transfers and journal entries

· Maintaining A/P Vendor Maintenance module in Microsoft Dynamics SL

· Managing administrative setup and changes to Metro’s Accounts Payable workflow system (Nexus)

· Maintain Vendor relationships, including W-9 setup and correspondence regarding invoicing and payment status

· Bank Reconciliations

· Sales Tax Return Preparation and Filing

· Maintaining key summary schedules within the accounting function

· Maintaining property accounting schedules

· Cash Management

• Store cash deposit verification and process
• Weekly population of bank balances to cash management summary schedule
• Maintenance of cash transfer reports
• Research and contesting of credit card chargeback
• Posting of NSF checks to tenant accounts in store operating system

· Process Tenant Refunds

· Filing and other administrative tasks

Qualifications and Requirements

• Previous work-related experience
• Understanding of accounting terms and concepts
• Display professionalism and self-motivation
• Be organized with a high attention to detail
• Possess strong skills using software packages such as Excel, Word, Acrobat, and accounting systems (Microsoft Dynamics SL is a plus)
• Ability to manage deadlines and is flexible with changing priorities

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Mettawa, IL 60045