Accounting Specialist II

Dufry Careers; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Dufry Careers in Phoenix, Arizona, is seeking an Accounting Clerk II to perform routine and some nonroutine clerical accounting duties across AR, AP or payroll, including posting transactions and validating daily sales to the ledger.

The role requires 2 years of post-high school training and at least 2 years of payroll or clerical accounting experience, with strong customer interaction skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 2 years of formal post-high school specialized training; Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years payroll and/or clerical accounting experience.
• Ability to interact with the public and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing manner.
• Ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, and converse comfortably with customers.
• Basic keyboarding or other repetitive motions.

Responsibilities

• Performs accounts receivable tasks including daily cash/sales envelopes, over/short notices, and voucher auditing.
• Performs accounts payable tasks such as checking invoices and researching discrepancies.
• Performs payroll tasks including bi-weekly payroll processing and reviewing payroll registers.
• Validates daily sales to the ledger and corrects cost allocation errors.
• Acts as local cash handling expert; conducts cash audits and cashier audits.
• Evaluates reports and audits.
• Uses exception-based reporting to identify control deficiencies and minimize losses.

Skills

Payroll experience

Clerical accounting

Customer interaction

Cash handling

Education

Associates degree or professional training

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

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The Accounting Clerk II is responsible for performing a variety of routine and frequently nonroutine clerical accounting functions in one or more of the following areas: general accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable or payroll. These functions include compiling and sorting documents, calculating and verifying amounts, posting transactions to accounts and performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by Management. This is a non-exempt position and typically reports to the Controller, Assistant Controller or the General Manager, depending on local requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Performs accounts receivable functions such as preparing daily cash and sales envelopes, creating and distributing over/short notices, and auditing daily vouchers and voids
• Performs accounts payable functions such as checking and processing invoices, and researching discrepancies and unpaid invoices
• Performs payroll functions such as processing bi-weekly payroll, reviewing payroll registers, and processing draft check requests
• Validates daily sales transactions to the ledger; investigates and corrects cost allocation errors
• Acts as a local expert in all areas of cash handling; conducts department cash audits and tracks cashier audits and blind drop audits
• Evaluates reports and audits
• Utilizes exception based reporting tools to identify control deficiencies and enacts procedures to minimize losses

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• Requires 2 years of formal post-high school specialized training; Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• Requires a minimum of 2 years payroll and/or clerical accounting experience
• Demonstrates the ability to interact with the public and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing manner
• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
• Requires basic keyboarding or other repetitive motions

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) Drug Free Workplace (DFW)