Operational Support Specialist

Salary: $24.00 to $28.00 hourly

Description

We are providing a long-term contract employment opportunity for an Operational Support Specialist in AKRON, Ohio. This role is integral to our team, where you will be tasked with a variety of responsibilities including processing customer applications, maintaining customer records, and resolving customer inquiries, all within the industry.

Responsibilities

• Timekeeping Management: Accurately oversee and manage the timekeeping process for a team of employees using Paylocity to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Procurement and Supply Chain Coordination: Handle supply procurement for a chemical laboratory, including processing order requests, logging them into the system, placing orders, and verifying the receipt of goods.
• Financial Administrative Support: Conduct entry-level finance tasks such as tracking invoices against purchase orders, reconciling monthly actuals with forecasts, and collaborating with the finance department for improved accuracy.
• General Administrative Assistance: Provide broad administrative support by managing tasks such as expense report processing, coordinating visitor travel arrangements, booking conference rooms, and handling food orders for meetings or events.
• Variance Tracking and Analysis: Contribute to identifying, analyzing, and resolving variances across various operational and financial processes.
• Customer Credit Management: Process, maintain, and ensure the accuracy of customer credit applications and records to foster reliability and trust.
• Skills and Tools Utilization: Employ expertise in account reconciliation, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), billing, data entry, invoice processing, and software platforms such as Microsoft Excel, Oracle, QuickBooks, SAP, and Paylocity to execute responsibilities effectively.
  
  
  

This role requires someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, demonstrates meticulous attention to detail, leverages technology to streamline processes, and has a proactive mindset in solving operational challenges.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in an accounting clerk role or similar position
• Proficiency in account reconciliation processes and methods
• Demonstrated experience with accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR)
• Familiarity with billing procedures and practices
• Ability to efficiently perform data entry tasks
• Experience in invoice processing and management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for financial tasks and reporting
• Experience in using Oracle for accounting and financial management
• Familiarity with QuickBooks accounting software
• Knowledge of SAP for business process management
• Experience with Paylocity for payroll and HR services
  
  
  

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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