What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Clerk- Grain position at Zeeland Farm Services I?
Job Summary:
To ensure accurate accounting records for department. Duties include performing a variety of routine clerical and accounting tasks, applying accepted procedures to the preparation and maintenance of accounting and other records, and preparing reports.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Invoice daily meal/hull loads, and price contracts as needed.
- Dispatch and reconcile invoices as needed.
- Match carrier freight invoices ensuring accuracy.
- Generate Daily DPR’s.
- Assists in verifying purchase and sales contracts are received from customers.
- Generate daily/weekly/monthly reports.
- Process grain checks for affiliate companies. Includes calling Commodity Lien offices for payoffs, Positive Pay procedure, etc.
- Helps support and ensure compliance with company Safety/Environmental/Quality/HR program policies and procedures.
- Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety requirements.
- Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work, production, and achieving quality standards.
- Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe workstation/environment at all times.
- Assist in ERP implementation for current software replacement.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education and Experience:
- Education: High School or Equivalent; an Associates degree is preferred
- Experience: Less than 3 years
- Associates Degree preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Ability to enter data, compile accounting documents, and work accurately and efficiently with detailed transactional information.
- Abide by all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description.
- Abide by the company’s safety, quality, environmental, and HR policies at all times.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Frequently required to walk, stand, sit.
- Able to go up and down stairs.
- Occasionally lift and/or move 30 pounds or more.
- This is inside work with no exposure to weather conditions. The noise level is usually quiet.
