Accounting Specialist II

Dufry Careers; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Holiday pay

Meal and Transportation Benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company 
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Employee assistance program

Training and career growth

Referral program

Job summary

HMSHost Corporation is seeking an Accounting Specialist II to perform a variety of complex clerical accounting functions across general accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll. Responsibilities include bank reconciliations, maintaining departmental administration, and liaising with banks and vendors to resolve discrepancies.

This non-exempt position reports to the Operations Controller or the Staff Accountant.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate’s degree (Bachelor’s preferred).
• Minimum 3 years payroll and/or clerical accounting experience.
• Ability to interact with the public and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing manner.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend instructions and policy documents.
• Requires basic keyboarding skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain logs and ledgers to support period close.
• Assist in preparing financial reports, records and bills for corporate office.
• Handle accounts receivable functions (daily cash, envelopes, over/short, vouchers).
• Handle accounts payable tasks (invoices, discrepancies).
• Process bi-weekly payroll and review payroll registers.
• Conduct cash audits and related procedures.
• Identify control deficiencies and suggest improvements.

Skills

Associate degree

Payroll experience

Clerical accounting

Communication skills

Typing / keyboarding

Education

Associate degree

Job description

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With a career at HMSHost, you really benefit! We Offer

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• Holiday pay
• Meal and Transportation Benefits
• *401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee assistance program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program - refer a friend and earn a bonus

*Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

Airport Location:Seattle Airport F&B
Advertised Compensation:$25.59to $28.43

Accounting Specialist II

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Summary:

The Accounting Specialist II is responsible for facilitating and performing a variety of complex clerical accounting functions in one or more of the following areas: general accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable or payroll. These functions include preparing bank reconciliations on a periodic basis, maintaining all administrative activities of the accounting department, interacting with banks and vendors to resolve reconciliation problems, 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 Operations Controller or the Staff Accountant.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains logs and ledgers to facilitate period close
• Assists the management team in preparing financial reports, records, and bills for theCorporateoffice
• Facilitates accounts receivable functions such as preparing daily cash and sales envelopes, creating and distributing over/short notices, and auditing daily vouchers and voids
• Facilitates accounts payable functions such as checking and processing invoices, and researching discrepancies and unpaid invoices
• Facilitates payroll functions such as processing bi-weekly payroll, reviewing payroll registers, and processing draft check requests
• Acts as the local expert in all areas of cash handling; conducts department cash audits and tracks cashier audits and blind drop audits
• Evaluates reports and audits
• Utilizesexception basedreporting tools to identify control deficiencies and enacts procedures to minimize losses

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• Requires anAssociate’sdegree; Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• Requires a minimum of 3 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

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates ("the Company"), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws andregulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members withoutregard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as "protected characteristics").