Accounting Clerk

Gooch & Housego PLC; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company/ER

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Enhanced Employee Assistance Program

Employee Wellness Resources

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

Gooch & Housego PLC in the United States is seeking a Group Accounting Clerk to join our U.S. Finance Shared Services team.

You will handle core transactional accounting activities across multiple locations, ensuring timely processing of invoices, receipts, and month-end close tasks with accuracy and confidentiality. Ideal candidates have an associate degree in accounting with 1–2 years in AP/AR or general accounting, strong Excel skills, and a customer-focused, detail-oriented mindset to

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-2 years of experience in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, or general accounting.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles and financial transactions.
• Experience working within an ERP or accounting system preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-focused approach with the ability to build effective relationships across the business.
• High level of integrity and commitment to confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices by validating supporting documentation and matching purchase orders, receipts, and invoices.
• Prepare and process weekly accounts payable payment runs.
• Maintain vendor master data and support W-9 and annual 1099 processing.
• Process customer cash receipts and apply payments accurately to customer accounts.
• Process customer credit card transactions and maintain customer credit records.
• Prepare customer credit and debit adjustments as required.
• Assist with intercompany accounting transactions and month-end accounting activities.
• Validate general ledger coding on purchase requisitions and invoices.
• Maintain accounting records and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Partner with Finance, Purchasing, and site teams to resolve transactional exceptions.
• Support multiple U.S. locations by ensuring timely and accurate processing of day-to-day accounting activities.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

General accounting

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Education

Associate's degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

ABOUT US

Join a Global Photonics Leader – Engineering Solutions from the Deep Ocean to Outer Space!

G&H is a global leader in photonics technology, designing and manufacturing advanced optical components, systems and precision technologies that enable innovation across aerospace, defense, life sciences, industrial, semiconductor and communications markets.

Our U.S. operations support customers through a network of manufacturing and engineering facilities focused on delivering high-performance photonics solutions where precision, quality and reliability are critical. As part of our Finance organization, you’ll help ensure the financial processes that support these operations remain accurate, efficient and responsive to the needs of the business.

THE OPPORTUNITY

As a Group Accounting Clerk, you will play an important role within our U.S. Finance Shared Services team, supporting multiple business locations with core transactional accounting activities. Your work will help ensure the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions while maintaining the integrity of accounting records that support daily operations and month-end financial reporting. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and enjoys working in a collaborative environment where accuracy, responsiveness, and exceptional internal customer service are critical to supporting the business.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Accounts Payable & Vendor Support

• Process supplier invoices by validating supporting documentation and matching purchase orders, receipts, and invoices.
• Prepare and process weekly accounts payable payment runs.
• Maintain vendor master data and support W-9 and annual 1099 processing.

Accounts Receivable & Cash Management

• Process customer cash receipts and apply payments accurately to customer accounts.
• Process customer credit card transactions and maintain customer credit records.
• Prepare customer credit and debit adjustments as required.

Financial Transaction Support

• Assist with intercompany accounting transactions and month-end accounting activities.
• Validate general ledger coding on purchase requisitions and invoices.
• Maintain accounting records and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Finance, Purchasing, and site teams to resolve transactional exceptions.
• Support multiple U.S. locations by ensuring timely and accurate processing of day-to-day accounting activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve transactional efficiency, accuracy, and consistency across the shared services accounting function.

WHAT YOU BRING

Qualifications & Skills

• Associate's degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-2 years of experience in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, or general accounting.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles and financial transactions.
• Experience working within an ERP or accounting system preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-focused approach with the ability to build effective relationships across the business.
• High level of integrity and commitment to confidentiality.

G&H BENEFITS INCLUDE

• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Wellness Resources
• Professional Development Opportunities

If you’re ready to make a real impact in a world-class photonics environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Notes:

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive in every respect, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and dimensions for the role. Therefore, this job description does not describe any individual role holder. In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their line manager.

The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the grounds of gender, race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national laws under which the Company operates.

Please note that this position will involve having access to items and technical data that may be controlled under U.S. export laws and regulations ("U.S. Export Control Laws"), including but not limited to the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR"). To comply with the U.S. Export Control Laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within G&H that may present access to export-controlled technical data, G&H must assess whether candidates are "U.S. persons" as defined under the EAR (15 C.F.R. Part 772) and the ITAR (22 C.F.R.120.15). Certain questions asked during the application process are intended to assess this and will be used for compliance purposes only.