Accounts Receivable / AR

Accounts Receivable Clerk - Accounting and Finance - Accountant

Job Description

PrideStaff Financial, a recruiting firm specializing in general accounting and finance positions, is seeking a dynamic and skilled Accounts Receivable Clerk. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our growing team. The candidate will be responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical services in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations. In this role you must comply with established policies and procedures.

Accounts Receivable Clerk - Accounting and Finance - Accountant

Job Responsibilities

As an Accounts Receivable Clerk, you will be responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical services. This includes processing and monitoring payments, expenditures as well as preparing and monitoring the payroll system. The Accounts Receivable Clerk will be providing these services in an effective and efficient manner, you will ensure that municipal finances are accurate and up to date, that staff is paid in a timely and appropriate manner and that vendors and suppliers are paid within established time limits.

This is a more detailed look at the 4 main types of duties the Accounts Receivable Clerk will be doing:

Performing the day to day processing of financial transactions to ensure that municipal finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner

Receiving and verifying invoices and requisitions for goods and services

Verifying that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures

Preparing, verifying and processing invoices and coding payment documents

Preparing batches of invoices for data entry

Data entering invoices for payment

Processing backup reports after data entry

Managing the weekly check run

Recording all checks

Preparing manual checks when required

Maintaining listing of accounts receivable and payable

Maintaining the general ledger and updated vendor files and file numbers

Printing and distributing monthly financial reports

Completing payroll functions in order to ensure that staff are paid in an accurate and timely manner

Establishing and maintaining confidential casual employee file

Processing TD1 forms

Calculate salaries and benefits

Verifying pay amounts, hours of work, deductions, etc

Verifying coding and obtaining signatures

Batching pay sheets for data entry

Data entering payroll information

Longing in and distributing pay checks

Preparing and remitting source deductions and payroll tax

Providing administrative support in order to ensure effective and efficient office operations

Maintaining inventory files

Monitoring and ordering office supplies

Preparing purchase orders

Preparing travel and accommodation warrants and travel advances for staff

Reviewing and verifying travel claims

Maintaining a filing system for all financial documents

Ensuring the confidentiality and security of all financial and employee files

Providing receptionist services

Greeting and assisting visitors

Answering phones

Directing calls and responding to inquiries

Collecting money and providing receipts

Performing other related duties as required