Accounting Clerk

CarShield; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

CarShield is seeking a detail-oriented accounting professional to join our finance team at our St. Peters, MO headquarters.

You will perform daily cash reconciliations, complete monthly GL reconciliations, and process refund checks, while maintaining accurate journal entries and supporting schedules. You will assist with month-end close and ensure audit-ready documentation, handling confidential financial information with discretion.

Qualifications

• On-site work at headquarters in St. Peters, MO.
• Basic Excel knowledge; advanced skills preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Organizational and time-management skills to meet deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to learn and ask questions.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion.
• High school diploma or equivalent; Associates degree preferred.
• Beginner to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
• Beginner to intermediate knowledge of accrual-based GAAP accounting.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily reconciliations of cash activity and transaction records
• Complete monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts
• Process daily refund checks
• Identify and resolve discrepancies and variances in a timely manner
• Record and categorize journal entries and transactions accurately
• Assist with month-end close activities and prepare supporting schedules
• Maintain organized documentation and audit-ready support for all reconciliations

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Clear communication

Discretion with confidential data

Education

HS diploma

Associates degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description:

Responsibilities

• Perform daily reconciliations of cash activity and transaction records
• Complete monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts
• Process daily refund checks
• Identify and resolve discrepancies and variances in a timely manner
• Record and categorize journal entries and transactions accurately
• Assist with month-end close activities and prepare supporting schedules
• Maintain organized documentation and audit-ready support for all reconciliations

Requirements

• Ability to work on-site at our headquarters in St. Peters, MO.
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (entering data, simple formulas such as SUM, sorting, and filtering). Strong Excel capabilities and willingness to learn advanced Excel skills, preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to meet daily and monthly deadlines
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to learn and ask questions
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion
• High school diploma or equivalent. Associates degree preferred
• Beginner to Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
• Beginner to Intermediate knowledge of accrual-based GAAP accounting.