What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Clerk - Turner Shared Services position at Turner Construction Company?
Perform data entry, scanning, filing and specific duties related to processing general ledger, accounts payable, or accounts receivable transactions.
Reports to: Accounting Manager, Turner Shared Services
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Facilitate timely and accurate data entry processing.
- Process documents with understanding of policy requirements.
- Process applications and cash receipts, banking, and process accounts receivable transactions.
- Complete transactional activities for processing intercompany charges.
- Perform general ledger journal entries and reconcile cash activity, report unclaimed cash and joint venture consolidation.
- Prepare daily cash activity including deposits and outgoing wires.
- Run monthly reports, assist with preparation of reconciliations and necessary journal entries.
- Perform month end closing activities including verifying ledgers for accuracy.
- Provide shared services assistance for all financial processes and timely communication with profit centers, vendors, customers and third-party affiliates.
- Maintain general ledger transactions, including intercompany charges, fixed assets, sales & use tax, and PP&E.
- Assist in preparation of application for payment.
- Assist in vendor set-up and validation.
- Process accounts payable transactions.
- Prepare and review of tax returns, assist in tax compliance and reporting, research, and document retention.
- Review AP invoice and check void requests.
- Process employee expense reports submitted through the Concur system, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Associate’s Degree and 2 years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
- General knowledge basic accounting principles
- Must be accountable to escalate issues promptly, learn and apply knowledge quickly, and meet deadlines
- Must be highly organized, detail oriented, maintain accuracy, and self-check work
- Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in team environment
- Must follow established procedures and execute directions to completion without need of follow up by management
- Must have good work ethic and integrity, be dependable, adaptable, cooperative, and motivated to take on new responsibilities
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient with computer applications, Microsoft Office, and general office skills
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties may require physical ability to climb stairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, sit, talk and hear. Employee may occasionally lift and/or move heavy material.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office with options to work hybrid after 90 days. The work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting.
Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
