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Denney Electric Supply of Delaware
Accounting Trainee (Entry/Advanced-Level)
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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.
$48,559 / year median in Delaware
-14% projected decline
Job Description
At Denney Electric Supply, we are a family-owned/operated business located in Millsboro (celebrating 40+ years). We sell electrical supplies across Delmarva—lights, light switches, outlets, smoke detectors, circuit breakers, wire, etc.
- We are looking for an Accounting Trainee to work/train alongside our Accounting Manager (a 30+ year company veteran). The ideal candidate should have the following characteristics: positive attitude, excellent attendance, highly accurate, strong follow-up skills, professional manner, and coachable.
- We are open to a full range of both advanced candidates who are highly-experienced (and who have held leadership positions) as well as entry-level candidates with no experience (minimal accounting exposure, such as 1-2 classes in college or prior entry-level accounting roles).
- You will be trained "two-on-one" by both the Accounting Manager and a member of our Management Team, both of whom have a deep knowledge/understanding of the duties and procedures you will be asked to complete in this department.
- Here is a glance at some of the duties:.
A/R:
Customer Maintenance:
managing Customer information (mailing address, C/L, invoice email address)Invoicing:
sending Customers their InvoicesStatements:
sending Customers their Statements (on a monthly basis)Collecting Payment:
balancing/posting—cash, checks, ACH, credit cards—and applying them to InvoicesA/P:
Vendor Maintenance:
managing Vendor informationInventory Payables:
reconciling all internal Purchase Orders to external Vendor Invoices, looking for errorsOperational Payables:
reconcile credit card Statements and put expenses to correct G/L categories- The main workflow is processing A/R Invoices (~2-15 payments received per day) and A/P Payables (~20-30 Purchase Orders completed per day—but there is PLENTY of opportunity to learn more, take on more responsibility, and be even more proactive and forward-thinking.
ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH INDEED