What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Specialist position at Parker Towing Company?
Parker Towing Co, Inc., founded in 1940, is a leading barge line operator in the United States. The Accounting Clerk position is responsible for processing activities that fall under the payroll, accounts payable, and receivable functions of the company. Because Parker Towing Company is one of the largest barge lines in the United States, as well as operating various terminals and industry-related businesses, the accounting department can see a wide variety of high-volume transactions.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Payroll Specialist Duties:
- Process multiple payrolls according to company policies and procedures for 450 employees in cloud-based payroll platform.
- Maintain payroll records electronically.
- Resolve payroll discrepancies and answer any employee payroll questions.
- Maintain and protect payroll operations by keeping information confidential.
Accounts Receivable Duties:
- Process invoices timely to the general ledger electronically.
- Collect payments timely from customers and accurately record them in the general ledger.
- Communicate with customers to request payment/collection/manage monthly statements.
- Assist with customer acceptance including stringent creditworthiness reviews.
Accounts Payable Duties:
- Process invoices timely to the general ledger electronically.
- Ensure timely payments of accounts payable invoices.
- Facilitate the approval and payment process of accounts payable invoices.
- Work closely with several departments to ensure that accounts payable invoices receive correct accounting codes.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Be able to maintain multiple email inboxes to ensure proper organization.
- Be able to perform duties in a multiple software platform environment.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in an accounting department is preferred.
- A minimum of 1 year of experience in high-volume payroll processing is required.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP is preferred.
- Experience in Outlook, Word, and Excel is required.
- A strong skill set that includes organization, attention to detail, typing skills, time management, and the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with coworkers, employees of the company, vendors, and customers.
- Ability to multitask in a growing environment with specific deadlines.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
