Accounting Clerk in HOUSTON, Texas at Texas Injection Molding

Position Purpose: Responsible for a variety of clerical and routine accounting tasks to support the financial operations of our injection molding manufacturing facility. This position plays a key role in the day-to-day financial activities, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger support.

Job Responsibilities:

• Process and verify a high volume of invoices, ensuring all purchase orders, receiving documents, and vendor invoices are accurately matched.
• Code invoices to the correct general ledger accounts and prepare for payment processing.
• Assist in reconciling vendor statements and resolving any discrepancies.
• Generate and distribute customer invoices for products and services.
• Process incoming payments and accurately post them to customer accounts.
• Assist in monitoring aging reports and following up on overdue accounts.
• Perform data entry and assist in preparing journal entries.
• Maintain and update financial records and files, ensuring a clear audit trail.
• Support the accounting team with month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Assist with payroll data entry and record-keeping as needed.
• Handle confidential financial information with discretion.
• Communicate with internal departments and external vendors or customers to resolve financial inquiries.
• Perform other administrative and clerical tasks as assigned by the Controller.

Education:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting role preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Knowledge/Skills and Abilities:

• A positive can-do attitude
• Understanding of general accounting principles
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in creation, use and manipulation of spreadsheet software
• Good interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• Accurate and efficient data entry skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
• Problem-solving abilities to identify and resolve invoice discrepancies
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Ability to make timely fact-based decisions; shows good judgment
• Ability to work independently and handle projects to completion