About the Role

The Merchandise Accounting Assistant has primary responsibility for maintaining accounts payable and receivable while following company and division policies and procedures.

This position’s duties include processing of settlements, freight and miscellaneous payables, accounts receivable, and maintaining accurate inventory records.

Ultimately, a successful Merchandise Accounting Assistant will ensure duties are completed accurately, effectively, and in a timely manner;

have a proven ability to continuously learn, problem solve, and implement improvements, and enjoy working with others in a collaborative manner.

The person in this role must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, be detail oriented with a high level of accuracy, adaptive, professional, be reliable, and be able to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment.

This person will develop a basic understanding of our business to identify potential issues or opportunities and provide useful feedback to management.

• Review reports including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Freight Analysis and other miscellaneous reports on a daily / weekly basis and identify actionable items and resolve
• Maintains an organized digital filing system meeting our record retention policy which includes invoices, contracts, reports and payment receipts
• Other specific duties as assigned to support Accounting Department, ensuring proper separation of duties within the accounting team
• Partnering with the Trade Execution team to process settlements for payment in a timely manner
• Completing any prepayments that are required by Trade Execution team
• Partnering with Trade Execution team to process invoices for truck and ocean freight invoices in a timely manner
• Coding invoices accurately into the system in a timely manner
• Ensuring all invoices receive proper approval
• Processing payments and resolving any issues that occur during the process
• Processing of settlements and creating accurate and timely invoices for customers
• Partnering with the Sales team to apply all cash receipts to invoices in a timely manner
• Creating debit / credit memos

About You

• High school diploma or GED
• Detail-oriented
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks
• Strong mathematical and analytical ability
• Customer-centric, self-motivated problem solver
• Proficiency in MS Office

Preferred

• 2-4 years experience in accounting or related field
• Intermediate understanding of accounts payable and accounts receivable principles and procedures
• Experience with supplier accounts and reconciliations
• Experience with customer accounts
• Understanding of cash flow

We encourage all candidates who are enthusiastic about this opportunity and believe they can contribute to our team's success to apply, regardless of whether you meet every qualification.

Why work here?

Scoular has been leading the way in safe, reliable, and innovative supply chain solutions for over 130 years. Our business is feed and food, transportation and logistics, and our people are our passion.

In everything we do, we put relationships first and always leave room for what's possible. We are a $10 billion company filled with problem solvers and compassionate leaders committed to revolutionizing the future of agriculture.

With 1400 employees and over 100 offices and facilities across North America and Asia, you can count on Scoular people.

We are committed to building a culture of real inclusion for all employees. We support customers and communities around the globe and believe our workforce should reflect that diversity.

Scoular Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) connect, support, and empower our people. Learn more about diversity and inclusion commitments .

Benefits :

• We offer competitive health plans that begin on the employee’s first day there's no waiting period so you can be your best from the very beginning.
• On top of your competitive base pay, you’ll have an incentive opportunity, 401k safe harbor and additional company match.
• Your hard work and dedication deserve a break. In addition to our 12 paid holidays, you’ll receive vacation, sick and wellbeing time off.
• We give you the opportunity to revolutionize your community. With 8 hours of paid volunteer time every year, we encourage team members to give back and make a social impact.

Last updated : 2024-03-05