Skip to main content
Tallo logoTallo logo

Find Jobs

Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location

Skip to job details

Back to Results

Apply for this opportunity

To apply for this job, you'll continue to an external website or email application.

Fred R Rippy, Inc

Accounting Clerk

Career Insights for Accounting Clerk

See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.

Scorecard

Based on California data

Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?

Were these scores useful?

What they do

An Accounting Clerk keeps records of accounts and financial transactions. Works for a business or provides bookkeeping services for several smaller organizations or individuals. Provides information for financial and tax reports completed by an accountant.

$48,272 / year median in California

-12% projected decline

Explore Career

Job Description

Accounting Clerk Prepares, verifies and posts accounts payable transactions to journals. Manages collection activities.
Purchasing:
Obtains quotes, places orders and does follow-up for tooling and productions materials, maintenance and shipping supplies and services to assure on-time delivery. Computes and processes weekly payrolls, maintains personnel files and records.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reviews A/P invoices and documentation for completeness and accuracy, codes with appropriate GL number and enters into system. o Continuously keeps supervisor informed regarding sensitive issues or controversial emerging issues and offers well thought-out recommendations to prevent and/or respond to developing problems. Prepares and process payment of accounts payable invoices. o Complies with operational policies and procedures. o Completes within 10 business days prior to each month's end with 100% accuracy with no more than 1% of errors per quarter. Follow established procedures for preparing, processing and producing daily invoicing. o Responds to requests within at least 36 working hours from receipt of requests and completes request with 100% accuracy. o Prepares correspondence, memoranda, reports, etc., that are timely, clear, accurate, thorough, and appropriately written and formatted. Establishes new vendor and customer accounts. o Complies with operational policies and procedures. Collections of past due accounts. o Follows prescribed collection procedures. Prepares purchase orders according to internal requests o Complies with operational policies and procedures. Compute and calculate time sheets. o Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data. Process payroll using Paychex software. o Maintains payroll operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes. o Updates payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers. o Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests Post payroll journal entry to General Ledger. Reconcile employee benefits accounts to GL monthly. o Maintains reconciliation spreadsheets with 100% accuracy. Maintain employee's group insurance benefit records and spreadsheets. o Maintains records accurate by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes. Comply with all Rippy and regulatory Safety requirements. Maintain a clean work environment.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepare summaries and reports as requested. Special projects as needed. Other duties as directed by immediate supervisor or Company manager.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
High school diploma 2-5 years related experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Must have strong communication, customer service, and organizational skills. Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and customers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
COMPUTER SKILLS & EQUIPMENT SKILLS
: Experience with 10 key by touch. Proficient with Microsoft Office applications. Excel, Word and Outlook. Knowledge of accounting software programs
REASONING ABILITY
Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Pay:
$20.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance
Physical Setting:
Office Work Location:
In person