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Accounts Payable Clerk

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What they do

An Accounts Payable or Receivable Clerk keeps records of accounts and financial transactions, with specific responsibility for Accounts Payable/Receivable. Works for a business or bookkeeping service. Provides information for financial and tax reports completed by an accountant.

$45,316 / year median in Illinois

-10% projected decline

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Job Description

Description:
Summary/Objective:
Primarily responsible for processing vendor payments in addition to various other administrative tasks.
Essential Job Functions:
Cashiering Posting driver sheets Entering invoices and processing vendor payments Processing cancellations Answering phones as necessary Processing payroll for drivers Cash drawer and petty cash reconciliation Various other administrative tasks surrounding deals Various other daily duties as necessary
Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills and Ability Requirements:
Problem Solving
  • Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Customer Service
  • Responds promptly to customer needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments. Oral Communication
  • Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions. Quality Management
  • Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Ethics
  • Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values. Organizational Support
  • Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time. Adaptability
  • Adapts to changes in the work environment. Attendance/Punctuality
  • Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time. Dependability
  • Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan. Judgment
  • Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Professionalism
  • Follows through on commitments. Quality
  • Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. Quantity
  • Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner. Language Ability
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Math Ability
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Preferred Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice