Robert Half Hiring for Accounts Payable Clerk at Joliet, Illinois Full Time

Description Robert Half is seeking an Accounts Payable (A/P) Clerk on a short-term contract / temporary basis to become an integral part of a rapidly growing team at a company in the Construction/Contractor industry. A successful Accounts Payable Clerk will match, batch, and code invoices, resolve A/P issues, process expense reports, update and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, and process checks. If you are a collaborative team member with a positive attitude and effective communication skills, then this role is for you. This Accounts Payable Clerk opportunity will be located in the Joliet, Illinois area and will be a short-term contract / temporary position.

Major responsibilities

• Provide customer service to internal business partners

• Maintain proper storage of invoices, checks, and other documents by organizing, logging, scanning, and filing them

• Carry out daily processes and controls accurately and on time, and ensure compliance with company policies

• Produce full-cycle A/P

• Execute additional tasks as needed

• Verify, log and mail checks, including expediting special handling

• Handle administrative tasks for the AP/Finance Department

• Open, organize, and distribute department mail daily

• Provide internal and external audit assistance as required Requirements – Prior experience in an A/P role preferred

• AA or BS/BA degree in Accounting, Business or similar preferred

• Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases

• Articulate customer service and interpersonal skills, especially when interacting with those in the technical and financial backgrounds

• Attention to detail and proven ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement

• Bank reconciliations experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of Sales Tax

• Strong familiarity with Balance Sheet Account

• Adeptness in account reconciliation

• General familiarity with QuickBooks

• Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation experience preferred

• Balance Sheet Reconciliation experience

• Expertise in bank reconciliations

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