What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Clerk position at Sarma?
Basic Function:
This position is responsible for a variety of accounts receivable and administrative functions within the Accounting Department. Handles categorizing and posting incoming funds for Sarma.
Principal Accountabilities (Essential Functions)
1. Categorizes funds that are received from customers as well as other sources. Posts payments which may consist of mail, ach or credit cards to customers’ accounts daily. Post appropriate journal entries to account for all payments posted.
2. Promptly and courteously answers phones in department hunt group to assist customers with billing or payment issues.
3. Assists with balancing of A/R sub-ledgers daily or as needed.
4. Provides a variety of administrative duties within the Accounting Department: including, assisting with month end billing processes to produce customer invoices and statements, reconciling cash receipts against activity reports to ensure receipt of all cash funds taken, assisting with calculating commissions; assisting with preparing other financial and sales reports as needed.
5. Serves as a backup to the Accounting Services Administrator & Accounts Receivable Clerk.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required (Know How)
High School Diploma required. Two years prior bookkeeping experience or education required. The incumbent must be proficient with Microsoft Office including Word and Excel and possess the capability of learning new software, must have a good clerical background, strong math skills, and be detail-oriented. Ability to work with confidential data.
This position is responsible for categorizing funds received to ensure that the monies are posted to the proper accounts, handling and resolving customer billing inquiries, and assisting with other administrative duties within the accounting department.
The incumbent will have to determine proper coding of funds received. Attention to detail and accuracy is required.
The incumbent will have contacts with internal employees and external customers.
Physical Environment
Works in a climate-controlled office.