Accounting Clerk (Towson, MD)

Accounting Clerk needed for our education client in Towson, MD. The Accounting Clerk will process invoices, resolve discrepancies and make ledger/journal entries. One year contract position with possible extension. The non-negotiable pay rate is $16.25 per hour.

Essential Duties:

• Receives, reviews, and processes invoices for a variety of payable accounts.
  
• Resolves discrepancies, which may require extensive research, involved with purchase orders, invoices, receiving confirmations, invoice approvals, and purchase order verifications to ensure that payments to vendors can be made promptly.
  
• Process reimbursements to schools and travel and mileage reimbursements for employees.
  
• Ensure compliance with travel policies, rules, and procedures.
  
• Confers with schools, offices, and vendors in an effort to resolve problems and answer questions regarding invoices, purchase orders, and payments.
  
• Makes ledger and journal entries by exact amounts, dates, and accounts.
  
• Enters, retrieves, and compiles information using Advantage Financial and other automated information systems.
  
• Reviews, prepares, and processes records, forms, and similar documents according to rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  
• Reviews documents for completeness and accuracy.
  
• Codes, enters, and retrieves information using automated database systems and software.
  
• Prepares and processes work orders, requisitions, vouchers, invoices, journal entries and other standard office forms.
  
• Gathers information required for reports.
  
• Receives, distributes, and files documents.
  
• Sets up and maintains databases, spreadsheets, and logs.
  
• Enters and retrieves information from databases.
  
• Organizes and maintains electronic and paper document filing systems.
  

Qualifications:

• At least four years of clerical and accounting experience is required.
  
• Must have a high school diploma.
  
• Good spelling, grammar, attention to detail and math skills are required.
  
• Must have Microsoft Word and Excel skills and type at least 40 wpm.
• Must be able to work from 8:30 am-4:45 pm Monday through Friday with a 30 minute non paid lunch on site.
  
• Must be able to pass a FBI background check and drug test.

We offer weekly pay, sick pay hours, health insurance, referral bonuses,
a one time longevity bonus, holiday pay and a Roth 401K plan. Certain
restrictions apply.