Accounting Specialist

Cook's Direct; Woodridge (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook’s Direct is seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Specialist to join the growing accounting team in Woodridge, IL. This hybrid role covers invoicing, cash applications, marketplace accounting, and customer reporting, ensuring ERP data stays clean and reliable.

You will collaborate with sales, operations, and customer service to resolve issues, support credit card processing, and maintain accurate GL impact within Business Central job queues.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, including reconciliations and cash application.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting principles.
• Experience with ERP systems and navigating job queue, batch posting, and exception handling.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and formula-based reconciliation work.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate and distribute customer invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Customer cash applications.
• Manage issue processing and compile third-party documentation in support of customer claims, freight issues, and vendor recoveries.
• Collaborate with sales, operations, and customer service teams to resolve disputes affecting payment.
• Process inventory adjustments and ensure proper documentation, approvals, and GL impact.
• Maintain Customer and Vendor ERP data integrity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

GAAP knowledge

ERP navigation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Excel

ERP software

Job description

About Cook’s Direct

Founded in 1997, Cook’s Direct was the first company to specialize in food service equipment and supplies for correctional facilities. Drawing on deep operational experience, we built an organization that understands the unique demands of high-volume, high-pressure institutional environments. Since then, we have grown our partnerships to include correctional, educational, and institutional facilities across the country.

Description

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST

LOCATION: Hybrid – Woodridge, IL

DEPARTMENT: Accounting

REPORTS TO: Accounting Supervisor

TYPE: Full-Time

Founded in 1997, Cook’s Direct was the first company to specialize in food service equipment and supplies for correctional facilities. Drawing on deep operational experience, we built an organization that understands the unique demands of high-volume, high-pressure institutional environments. Since then, we have grown our partnerships to include correctional, educational, and institutional facilities across the country.

Position Overview

Cook’s Direct is seeking a detail-oriented, process-minded Accounting Specialist to join our growing accounting team. This role owns a broad range of day-to-day accounting operations, including customer invoicing, cash application, marketplace accounting, and customer reporting. The Accounting Specialist keeps our Business Central job queues moving, manages credit card processing and disputes, and partners with sales, operations, and customer service to resolve issues and keep ERP data clean and reliable.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate and distribute customer invoices accurately and in a timely manner
• Customer cash applications
• Manage issue processing and compile third-party documentation in support of customer claims, freight issues, and vendor recoveries
• Collaborate with sales, operations, and customer service teams to resolve disputes affecting payment
• Process inventory adjustments and ensure proper documentation, approvals, and GL impact
• Maintain Customer and Vendor ERP data integrity
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on responsibility for reconciliations and cash application
• Working knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting principles
• Experience with ERP systems and a comfort level navigating job queue, batch posting, and exception handling
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and formula-based reconciliation work
• High attention to detail with strong organizational and time-management skills