Location: Arlington, TX 76060
Pay $19.23 hourly
Hours: 8:00am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday
Accounts Payable Assistant responsible for using established guidelines and knowledge of functional area to examine and evaluate source materials in order to determine appropriate data for encoding and transfer to accounting records.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fast learner with a strong desire to learn.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people at different levels and from various business backgrounds.
• Basic Entry Level knowledge of accounting functions and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Able to type letters from scratch and do mail merges.
• Ability to organize; self-starter, able to work with little or no supervision
• Ability to prioritize and perform repetitive tasks and to multitask.
• Strong analytical skills with extreme attention to detail; able to update, balance and reconcile general ledger accounts, worksheets and reports as needed.
• Ability to establish and maintain a harmonious working relationship with all volunteers, officers, managers, fellow employees and the public.
• Well-disciplined individual, good manager of personal affairs and a mature individual sensitive to the needs of the people with personal appearance and habits beyond reproach.
  Job Type: Full-time
  Pay: $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Work Location: In perso

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Examine and evaluate a variety of source documents in order to determine appropriate data for encoding using knowledge of policies, procedures and the general ledger.
• Prepare accounts payable, to include coding, review and audit of all invoices, expense reports and receipts for proper documentation; preparing check requisitions for Upper Management review and approval of payments.
• Input accounts payable in accounting system to include entering signed check requisitions, preparing checks for proper signature, auditing and filing of A/P documentation and mailing of checks to vendors.
• Check and verify proper coding of data previously entered by self or others in order to determine completeness and accuracy of source documents and computer records, correcting data entries as necessary.
• Update monthly general ledger reports, including deferred and prepaid accounts.
• Update monthly budget worksheets.
• Help prepare monthly journal entries for processing.
• Provide assistance with events registration.
• Handle Vendor calls on past due invoices/payments in a polite and professional manner.
• Prepare and update financial & statistical reports for Vice President of Finance & Accounting, and/or Accounting Manager as needed.
• Provide assistance with membership calls and accounts receivable as needed.
• Responsible for filing and other clerical duties as required by the Vice President of Finance & Accounting and/or the Accounting Manager
• Prepare Month End Closing Reports.
• Assist with Receptionist and Clerical like duties for the front desk, including answering and directing calls to the appropriate departments and facilitating walk in requests and inquiries.

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Must be able to maintain confidentiality regarding all aspects of the position.