Accounting Clerk in Sacramento, California at SW Sacramento Inc

Under close supervision, performs account clerk functions ensuring compliance with Company policies and procedures and standard accounting practices.

Essential Responsibilities

• Reviews invoices for approval, which may include (but not limited to): affixing proper general ledger (GL) code and description; ensuring proper PO or Contract number is applied; and vouchering invoices for payment.

• Prepares journal entries, identifies subsidiary accounts and debits and credits entries to be made.

• Reviews computer printouts against manual records to detect and correct errors.

• Reviews transactions rejected by automated system and prepares necessary correcting material.

• Answers customer telephone call about bills and service as needed.

• Performs AR collection procedures as defined in AR policy including identifying customers that need to be sent delinquency letters, sending customer to collections and following up on the status of accounts sent to collections.

• Assists customer service managers with customer questions related to AR balances and misapplied payments if the issue cannot be resolved by the office staff.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Two years related accounting experience.

• High school diploma or GED required.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Knowledge of computer programs, including Microsoft Office suite of applications.

• Organizational skills.

• Detail-oriented.