Accounting Clerk

Description We are looking for an Accounting Clerk to join a company in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a contract position with the potential to become permanent. This permanent onsite role offers the opportunity to support day-to-day accounting activities while coordinating customer accounts, orders, and shipping schedules for products delivered nationwide. The ideal candidate brings strong accuracy, follow-through, and communication skills, and is comfortable working across accounting, sales, and operations in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Set up and maintain customer account records, ensuring information is entered accurately and kept up to date.
• Review agreements and supporting documents to confirm account and order details are complete and properly documented.
• Enter customer orders and purchase orders into internal systems with careful attention to accuracy and timing.
• Coordinate product shipment schedules and monitor order milestones to help keep deliveries on track across the country.
• Work closely with sales partners to manage order updates, customer requests, and system records throughout the order cycle.
• Assist with preparing pricing quotes and help move approved quotes through to completed orders.
• Process vendor invoices and provide day-to-day support for accounts payable activities.
• Support accounts receivable tasks by issuing invoices, tracking incoming payments, and following up on selected past-due business accounts.
• Maintain organized accounting and order files while using Sage 50 and QuickBooks for daily transactional work. Requirements
• At least 2 years of experience in an accounting clerk, bookkeeping, accounting assistant, or similar support position.
• Working knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoice processing, and general accounting support functions.
• Experience handling customer records, contracts, purchase orders, and order entry in a business environment.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and prior experience with Sage 50 is strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and internal teams while managing multiple priorities.
• Strong data entry accuracy, organizational ability, and attention to detail.
• Experience supporting B2B collections, shipping-related documentation, or order coordination is a plus.

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