What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Clerk position at Navigator Recruiting?
Accounting Clerk
International Manufacturing / Distribution / Broadband Co.
South Denver Metro Area (Centennial, CO)
Salary: $55-80K 10% Bonus & Full Benefits (incl. 5% Match on 401k)
10 Yrs.’ AR, AP & GL Exp. w/ Excel Skills
Lean Co. w/Family-Feel Culture Where Employees Have “All Hands-on Deck” Attitude
Very Stable Employer Where Employees Have Excellent Tenure, Benefits & Culture
Company Information
Navigator Recruiting client is a fast-paced, growing, international, stable $150M manufacturer and distributor in the video/broadband industry headquartered in the south Denver Metro area, in Centennial, CO. The company’s senior leadership team has been together for many years (most of them having left a large successful enterprise to start this company in 2008). The firm's culture has an informal "family-feel." There is excellent tenure amongst employees. Employees are respected and responsible self-starters. Micro-managing and meetings for the sake of having meetings do not exist here. In 18 years, this client has steadily grown from 5 employees to 35. Growth is attributed to new clients and new markets, products selling well, and further growth. Most sales are still from customers in the U.S. and Canada, however the Latin American market has been rapidly growing and Europe is up-and-coming. The lean Accounting & Finance Department is currently made up of four individuals, all with excellent tenure with the company: the CFO - a company founder w/18 years' experience at the company and focused on strategy; the Accounting Manager - w/7 years' experience at the company and focused on GL, the monthly close and reporting; the Financial Analyst - w/1 year of experience at the company (a newly created role due to growth); and the Accounting Clerk - w/16 years experience at the company and focused on invoicing, cash receipts, journal entries, AR and bank transactions. This Accounting Clerk is retiring in a couple months, after 16 years' with the company (and was employee #3 or 4 in the company!). The new Accounting Clerk would work alongside the retiring Accounting Clerk for over a month for proper training. The role will report to the CFO and is a permanent full-time salaried position (Monday - Friday in office from roughly 8:00 am - 4:00 pm) with full benefits. The excellent benefits include major medical insurance (company pays 100% of employee monthly premium), dental, life, vision, pre-tax health, 401k 5% match and 2 weeks' vacation. There is also a yearly bonus of up to 10% of your salary, The bonus is based on company and individual performance. The company strives for work/life balance for its employees.
Responsibilities
The position will be responsible for:
International Manufacturing / Distribution / Broadband Co.
South Denver Metro Area (Centennial, CO)
Salary: $55-80K 10% Bonus & Full Benefits (incl. 5% Match on 401k)
10 Yrs.’ AR, AP & GL Exp. w/ Excel Skills
Lean Co. w/Family-Feel Culture Where Employees Have “All Hands-on Deck” Attitude
Very Stable Employer Where Employees Have Excellent Tenure, Benefits & Culture
Company Information
Navigator Recruiting client is a fast-paced, growing, international, stable $150M manufacturer and distributor in the video/broadband industry headquartered in the south Denver Metro area, in Centennial, CO. The company’s senior leadership team has been together for many years (most of them having left a large successful enterprise to start this company in 2008). The firm's culture has an informal "family-feel." There is excellent tenure amongst employees. Employees are respected and responsible self-starters. Micro-managing and meetings for the sake of having meetings do not exist here. In 18 years, this client has steadily grown from 5 employees to 35. Growth is attributed to new clients and new markets, products selling well, and further growth. Most sales are still from customers in the U.S. and Canada, however the Latin American market has been rapidly growing and Europe is up-and-coming. The lean Accounting & Finance Department is currently made up of four individuals, all with excellent tenure with the company: the CFO - a company founder w/18 years' experience at the company and focused on strategy; the Accounting Manager - w/7 years' experience at the company and focused on GL, the monthly close and reporting; the Financial Analyst - w/1 year of experience at the company (a newly created role due to growth); and the Accounting Clerk - w/16 years experience at the company and focused on invoicing, cash receipts, journal entries, AR and bank transactions. This Accounting Clerk is retiring in a couple months, after 16 years' with the company (and was employee #3 or 4 in the company!). The new Accounting Clerk would work alongside the retiring Accounting Clerk for over a month for proper training. The role will report to the CFO and is a permanent full-time salaried position (Monday - Friday in office from roughly 8:00 am - 4:00 pm) with full benefits. The excellent benefits include major medical insurance (company pays 100% of employee monthly premium), dental, life, vision, pre-tax health, 401k 5% match and 2 weeks' vacation. There is also a yearly bonus of up to 10% of your salary, The bonus is based on company and individual performance. The company strives for work/life balance for its employees.
Responsibilities
The position will be responsible for:
- Invoicing (10/day; low volume / high dollar transactions) for customers
- Accounts payable
- Make all payments to banks and wire transfers
- Manage/tracking overdue accounts receivables (communicating/advising sales team when a payment is late; unlikely need for collections)
- Performing routine journal entries
- Managing company expense reports for Travel & Entertainment expenses
- Assisting/helping coordinate company audit
- Coordinate/communicate w/3rd party HR vendor regarding payroll processing
- Some light office tasks like managing/coordinating the cleaning crew, ordering coffee, etc.
- As this position is stationed at the front desk of the company, the Accounting Clerk would be responsible for assisting the infrequent visitor who needs to enter the building.
- BA/BS in Accounting or Finance or a related field preferred but not required
- 10 years’ experience in invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable and making routing journal entries
- Intermediate MS Excel experience (creating spreadsheets)
- ERP system experience required (Cloud-based Sage X3 is helpful but not required)
- Exposure to payroll is helpful but not required
- “All hands-on deck” attitude required (as no one is too “important” to do any task at this company)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
- Must be happy to work in a small group and be self-motivated (will not be micro-managed)
Salary : $55,000 - $80,000