What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Clerk position at FAC Services?
About FAC Services
FAC Services is a professional firm that provides business services to architecture, engineering, and construction service firms. Our focus on high quality, timely and trusted business services allows our partners to focus on advancing their strategic goals and priorities. We maintain the highest ethical standards and personalized services within a culture that encourages professional and personal growth.
Job Purpose
The Accounting Clerk provides professional accounting activities and support in the areas of accounts payable, general ledger, and financials to highly successful firms in the architectural, engineering and construction management industries. The Accounting Clerk is responsible for the cash receipts process, including posting deposits in the accounts receivable software, depositing checks, and managing correspondence related to cash receipts. This position also provides customer service to the firms by responding to electronic expense system inquiries (cash reimbursements and corporate credit card transactions).
Primary Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and Experience:
FAC Services is a professional firm that provides business services to architecture, engineering, and construction service firms. Our focus on high quality, timely and trusted business services allows our partners to focus on advancing their strategic goals and priorities. We maintain the highest ethical standards and personalized services within a culture that encourages professional and personal growth.
Job Purpose
The Accounting Clerk provides professional accounting activities and support in the areas of accounts payable, general ledger, and financials to highly successful firms in the architectural, engineering and construction management industries. The Accounting Clerk is responsible for the cash receipts process, including posting deposits in the accounts receivable software, depositing checks, and managing correspondence related to cash receipts. This position also provides customer service to the firms by responding to electronic expense system inquiries (cash reimbursements and corporate credit card transactions).
Primary Responsibilities:
- Post cash receipts
- Deposit checks into firm bank accounts
- Manage correspondence, perform research, and re-allocate cash receipts as requested
- Support users of electronic expense system
- Periodically follow-up with employees on unsubmitted or unapproved expense reports
- Perform balance sheet account reconciliations
- Assist with annual 1099 reporting and periodic review of 1099 vendor activity
- Backup to receive, review, code, process, and pay accounts payable invoices
- Maintain required level of technical knowledge
- Other projects as they arise
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and Experience:
- 2 years of accounts payable experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Demonstrated initiative in mastering new technical areas quickly
- Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Team player and have ability to work independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact effectively with all levels throughout the company
- Ability to take ownership of certain processes
- Flexibility to work additional hours as needed
- Exposure to general ledger accounting and financial statement reporting preferred
- Work is normally performed in a typical office environment
- No or very limited physical effort is required
- No or very limited exposure to physical risk
