Accounts Payable Clerk

Job Title:              Accounts Payable Clerk

Reports to:           Sr. Accountant

Salary Range:      $20-$25 per hour

Benefits:               Health, Vision, & Dental Insurance, Retirement Contributions, PTO, and                                 Paid Holidays

Classification:      Full Time, Non-Exempt

Status:                   Full Time, w/ Benefits

Location:               Coarsegold, CA

Job Posting Close Date: 1/23/2025

JOB SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Controller, the Accounts Payable Clerk will be responsible for handling our company's bills and managing our accounts payable ledger. You will be tasked with receiving, opening, and logging invoices on the ledger, as well as other duties like bank reconciliation, accounts payable invoices and data entry, and expense report handling.

Essential Duties

• Verify accuracy and completeness of all invoices before payment is requested or made.
• Prepare data input, run checks, backup the data system, maintain accounting files.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain precise records of all vendor payments
• Monitor tax liabilities and ensure tax liabilities are paid on time
• Responsible for paying and keeping record of all invoices
• Keep track of all company credit card spending, and make payments on credit accounts
• Analyze all accounts on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to ensure payment accuracy
• Work collaboratively with various departments to perform accounting audits
• Prepare and mail all required tax documents
• Research and approve new vendors and create new vendor accounts
• Perform other duties assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma and one years of accounts payable clerk experience. Prefer Associate and/or Computerized Accounting degree and one year experience working with computerized accounting.
• Excellent organizational skills. Good oral and written communication skills. Must have aptitude for detail work and following instructions.
• Proficient in Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Advanced abilities with Excel.
• Comfortable using a computer for various tasks beyond general accounting.
• Able to handle supervisory responsibility if necessary.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Familiarity with the Tribe’s Constitution, laws, and culture is preferred, but not required.
• Ability to work in a high-performance, fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Adept at multi-tasking, have unquestionable integrity, with a commitment to accuracy.
• Organized with unfailing attention to detail and outstanding project management skills.
• High level of comfort/ease interacting with all levels in the Tribe.
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
• Must operate and maintain confidentiality.

Application Process:

Submit the following:

• Applicants must complete all application questions & attach a resume and cover letter by 4pm. on the closing date provided at the top of this job description. 
• To email an application or submit it in person, use the following link to download a copy of the application: application and submit it to: jobs@chukchansi-nsn.gov or by mail to: PRCI Human Resources P.O. Box 2226 Oakhurst CA, 93644
• If claiming Tribal or Native Preference, documentation is required

PRCI Tribal Preference:

In accordance with applicable Tribal Law and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the PRCI Administration shall give preference in hiring, promotion, transfer, and lay-off to enrolled members of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians. To qualify for this preference, applicants must meet minimum qualifications of employment and submit verification of enrollment in the Tribe. Tribal preference means that Tribal Members who are equally qualified as non-tribal members will be hired. In addition, on the Human Resources Interview rubric that allows for a total of 75 points during interviews, Tribal members will be awarded an additional 7.5 points (10% of total allotted points) counted in the overall tally. Tribal members who are not Chukchansi will receive Indian preference by awarding five additional points (6.7% of the total allotted points).

Indian Preference Statement:

Under CFR 25, Part 276 and by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Section 701(b) and 703(i), preference in filling all vacancies provided to qualified PRCI Tribal Members and/or other American Indian/Alaska Native Candidates.

Salary : $20 - $25