Accounting Clerk

Border States; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Border States, a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking an Accounting Clerk in Fargo, ND. This role supports day-to-day accounting operations, including transaction processing, journal entries, and month-end activities, in a collaborative, professional environment.

You will gain hands-on experience across multiple accounting processes and contribute to reporting, audits, and process documentation while working with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in accounting or related business field required.
• Experience in a professional environment preferred.
• Basic Excel knowledge including data entry and arithmetic formulas, formatting, sorting, filtering, and lookup functions.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint) required.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar accounting systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Records transactions and supports data entry and routine reporting activities.
• Prepares routine journal entries and adjustments using the Financial Accounting service-ticketing system (JIRA).
• Prepares account reconciliations and general ledger maintenance.
• Completes daily and month-end tasks.
• Assists in audits and variance analyses and reporting deliverables.
• Supports ad-hoc analyses and special projects.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Data entry

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Excel basics

Office Suite

SAP knowledge

Education

Associate degree in accounting

Tools

JIRA

SAP

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you're empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.

This position will be located in:

Fargo, ND

Application Deadline: Posted Until Filled

Please note that the position may be filled before or after the listed application deadline. Applications will only be accepted while the posting remains active.

Job Summary

The Accounting Clerk supports day-to-day accounting operations including transaction processing, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end activities. Assists with reporting, audits, special projects, and maintaining process documentation. This position offers hands-on experience across multiple accounting processes while working in a collaborative, professional environment.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates foundational accounting knowledge and basic financial acumen through recording transactions, processing data, and supporting standard reporting activities.
• Owns the preparation of assigned value stream tasks for areas of low risk and complexity (i.e., areas that are routine and require limited judgment such as cash, account receivable, accounts payable, recurring journal entries, etc.) including the following duties:
  • Performs data entry and transaction processing.
  • Prepares routine journal entries along with reclassification/adjustment journal entries required through the Financial Accounting department's service-ticketing system (JIRA).
  • Prepares account reconciliations and general ledger maintenance.
  • Completes assigned month-end and daily operational tasks.
  • Assists in the investigation and documentation of reporting variance analyses.
  • Assists in the preparation of reporting deliverables.
• Prepares ad-hoc requests and analyses for assigned value stream areas.
• Supports the Financial Accounting department's audits and other engagements through the documentation and support compilation processes.
• Assists in special projects and initiatives through the preparation, analysis, compilation, and presentation of assigned special projects.

Non-essential Functions

• Assists in keeping process documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs) up to date.
• Plays a supporting role in the consolidation process, along with consolidation accounting and value stream integration processes.
• Supports the Financial Accounting department's team development and participate in the training and onboarding of team members.
• Maintains awareness of the company's internal controls and compliance.
• Maintains awareness of the company's and the Financial Accounting department's risk management.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or other designate.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in accounting or related business field required.
• Experience working in a professional environment and other prior work experience preferred.
• Basic Excel knowledge is required including data entry and arithmetic formulas, formatting, sorting, filtering, and logical and lookup functions (SUM, SUMIFS, IFS, XLOOKUP).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) required.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar accounting systems preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and abilities required.
• Requires interpersonal skills and the capacity to apply emotional intelligence in workplace interactions.
• Possesses entry-level analytical skills with the capacity to identify and resolve routine issues.
• Capable of completing assignments with a balance of independent effort and supervisory guidance.
• Ability to stay organized and manage tasks methodically while ensuring accuracy and thoroughness.
• Capable of managing workload efficiently with attention to schedules and priorities.
• Ability to contribute to planning initiatives and apply basic strategic thinking.
• Excellent customer service skills include being courteous, responsive, accurate, and competent.

Physical Requirements

Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day

Occasionally 0 - 33% Frequently 34 - 66% Continuously: 67 - 100%

• Lift from Waist:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Lift from Floor:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Frequently
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all
• Carried for Distance:
  • < than 10 lbs. - Not at all
  • 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all
  • 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all
  • 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all
  • 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all
  • 100+ lbs. - Not at all

Physical Activity

Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day

• Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously
• Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently
• Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently
• Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally
• Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all
• Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently
• Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently
• Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally
• Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally
• Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally
• Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously
• Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Occasionally
• Pushing/Pulling (using