If you desire to start a career as an Accounting Clerk, Robert Half is currently trying to fill the position for a prominent company in the non-profit industry. In this position, you will be responsible for assisting in the process of Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R), general data entry, and matching invoices to purchase orders and/or vouchers. This dynamic team environment offers you a great work space/office, excellent benefits, and great career advancement opportunity. This is a long-term contract / temporary position based in the West Babylon, New York area.Your responsibilities- Organize documents that require knowledge in determining proper classification of expenditure codes and accounting codes- Reconcile discrepancies by checking all possible sources of disagreement, reconstructing probable actions, and recognizing the effect on other accounts; prepare correction documents as required- Assist Accounts Payable: A/P invoice matching & filing, vendor invoices and disbursement filing- Publish financial information to journals and ledgers- Overall accounting: help with G/L account reconciliation and month-end closing, other ad hoc projects- Put together statements and reports that require utilization of an assortment of sources- Assist Accounts Receivable: help with collection of past due balance, process daily invoices/credit, and apply cash receipt