Entry Level Accounting Services Specialist

Kimball Midwest; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Health Savings Account

401K match

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Dress for your day

Paid holidays

Job summary

Kimball Midwest, a nationwide distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations products, is seeking an Accounting Services Specialist for our Columbus, Ohio location.

You will assist with daily administrative tasks for new account creation, sales tax, and accounts payable, while delivering exceptional service to customers, sales representatives, and internal staff. This onsite role requires strong bookkeeping basics, Microsoft Office proficiency, and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; some college preferred.
• General business experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of bookkeeping principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication with customers and colleagues.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; Excel skills required.
• Reliable, able to handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily admin tasks for new accounts, sales tax, accounts payable, and address validation.
• Provide excellent service to customers, sales reps, and internal staff.
• Contact sales reps for missing account details to ensure accuracy.
• Set up new, manual, and Sales Rep accounts.
• Handle calls and voicemail professionally.
• Assist with tax certificate requests and sales tax audit prep.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth processes.
• Resolve discrepancies and maintain positive relationships with customers and reps.

Skills

Communication skills

Bookkeeping basics

Education

High school diploma/ GED

Some college preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, is searching for an Accounting Services Specialist for our Columbus, Ohio location.
As a Kimball Midwest associate, you’ll be part of a company built on long-term growth and strong values. From $1 million in sales in 1983 to over $500 million today, our success has been driven by our people. Despite our growth, we have stayed true to our family-owned and operated roots-where employees are recognized as individuals and our culture remains a top priority.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting with daily administrative tasks associated with new account creation and maintenance, sales tax, accounts payable, and address validations.
• Provides exceptional service to customers, sales representatives and internal staff
• Contacts sales representatives to obtain any missing new account details to ensure accurate customer account records
• Efficiently sets up new accounts, manual accounts, and Sales Reps accounts
• Professionally handles calls and voicemail
• Assists with tax certificate requests and preparation of sales tax audit requests as needed
• Works closely with other departments to ensure smooth processes
• Interacts with customers, sales reps, and internal associates to resolve discrepancies, answer inquiries, and maintain positive relationships

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent: some college is preferred.
• General business experience preferred
• Working knowledge of bookkeeping principles
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers, co-workers supervisors, and managers; in written and verbal form.
• Ability to handle confidential information and use discretion while performing job tasks.
• This position requires computer literacy -- specifically Microsoft Office and excel.
• This position requires the ability to read and write small letters and numbers; the ability to make arithmetic calculations; and the ability to understand written and oral instructions.
• This position requires an individual who is dependable (i.e. reports to work daily, barring any unforeseen circumstances).
• The successful completion of a ninety (90) day orientation period

Additional Information

Monday - Friday, Hours: 8:30am-5pm. This role is onsite.

• health, dental and vision insurance, company sponsored life, optional life and disability insurance, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts, a 401(k) plus match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), a Dress for your Day dress code and paid holidays.

Kimball Midwest is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a program of recruitment of females, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, qualifying veterans and any other classification that is protected by federal, state or local law.

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