Front Desk & Office Administrator (Accounting)

Interstate All Battery Center; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Career development

Competitive pay & bonus

Job summary

Interstate Batteries is seeking an Office Associate to run the front desk, handle phones, paperwork and general accounting to support distributor operations.

Responsibilities include accounts payable/receivable, monthly close, deposits verification, device data processing, front counter support, dealer database maintenance, and inventory variance research. Must have strong Microsoft Office skills and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• High school graduate (or equivalent).
• Some college preferred.
• At least one year of administrative support experience in a warehouse or retail environment; at least one year of bookkeeping or accounting experience (AP, AR, Collections).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Excel.
• Multi-line phone experience required.
• Professional etiquette required.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Previous customer-facing experience required.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize; high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong teamwork and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Accurately maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable including auditing, paying and filing vendor invoices per policy; collections; preparing customer invoices; purchase orders and delivery tickets.
• Perform monthly, quarterly and year-end close efficiently, accurately and on schedule.
• Verify deposits are accurate and made on a timely basis.
• Upload/download handheld devices and process data per schedule.
• Support front counter retail as needed; maintain dealer database.
• Assist with inventory counts and research variances.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Administrative support

Multi-line phone

Data entry

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Some college coursework

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Interstate Batteries is seeking an Office Associate to run the front desk, handle phones, paperwork and general accounting to support distributor operations.

Responsibilities include accounts payable/receivable, monthly close, deposits verification, device data processing, front counter support, dealer database maintenance, and inventory variance research. Must have strong Microsoft Office skills and excellent communication.