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Accounting Specialist

Northern Hills Training Center
Spearfish, SD Full Time
POSTED ON 11/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/4/2026

Are you a detail-oriented professional who thrives behind the scenes, keeping financial processes accurate and efficient? We're looking for a reliable and proactive Account Specialist to support our Chief Financial Officer in day-to-day operations. From managing accounts payable and verifying payroll to maintaining food stamp records, this role is essential to keeping our financial systems running smoothly. If you enjoy working with numbers, collaborating across departments, and making a meaningful impact through precision and organization, we’d love to meet you.


POSITION SUMMARY

Provide assistance to Chief Financial Officer in daily operations


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Essential Functions Statement(s)

  • Accounts Payable – enter invoices and print checks
  • Process Food Stamps and maintain food stamp records
  • Assist Benefit Specialist – verify receipts with people supported bank statements
  • Assist Payroll Specialist – double-check production payroll
  • Verify Treasure Island’s daily sales report with cash/checks/credit card receipts received
  • Filing and scanning as needed
  • Other duties as assigned


POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

  • Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
  • Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
  • Detail-Oriented - Maintain high efficiency of work and prepare documents to the satisfaction of various agencies.
  • Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
  • Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
  • Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
  • Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
  • Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
  • Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
  • Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
  • Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
  • Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
  • Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
  • Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
  • Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
  • Confidentiality – Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality practices.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: 2 year accounting degree preferred or Accounting Experience


Experience: Two to four years of accounting experience


Computer/Related Skills

Computerized Accounting, Microsoft Word and Excel, calculator, printers, copiers, fax machine


Benefits:

  • Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • 401k with a 12% employer match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Fitness Center Discounts
  • Verizon perks

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