The Accounting Assistant is in charge of maintaining the general ledger, reconciling payroll hours, helping process accounts payable and receivable checks and payments, copying documents, answering phones, assisting customers, maintaining the files, and routine bookkeeping.

Primary Duties

• Learn relevant local and company requirements, rules and procedures. Strictly follows rules and guidelines and always uses the right procedure for the job. Promptly reports incidents, near-misses, and unsafe conditions or processes. SKNA employees regardless of level, position or tenure are responsible for upholding the safety standards regulations and policies.
• Back-up support for AR, Payroll and AP
• Period-end journal entries as assigned
• Prepare various period-end reports for management
• Prepare various period-end General Ledger reconciliations
• Daily cash management including reconciling cash sheet for AR transactions
• Prepare and review new credit applications before submitting for management approval
• Assist customers and sales reps as needed on complex billing issues
• Prepare tax filings as assigned
• Review daily billing: cash receipts for AR Administrator
• Download and reconcile rollstock
• Longview AP, freight and various other LV responsibilities
• Phone relief
• Comply with all company policies and procedures
• Other duties may be assigned by supervision

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Three years accounting experience in basic accounting functions: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll
• Proven ability to solve accounting problems, balance bank statements and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Great Plains
• Communication skills necessary to deal with a variety of people and situations
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, preferred
• Experience in manufacturing environment, preferred
• Experience with computer hardware, operating systems and networks, preferred
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

About Smurfit Kappa
Smurfit Kappa is a FTSE 100 company and one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging in the world, with operations in 23 European countries and 12 countries in the Americas.
EEO Statement
Smurfit Kappa is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, status as a Vietnam Era, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal Veteran, recently separated or other protected veteran. Smurfit Kappa also complies with all applicable state, federal and local laws, regulations and ordinances prohibiting discrimination in places where Smurfit Kappa operates.
Our vision is to be a globally admired business, dynamically delivering secure and superior returns for all stakeholders.