Robert Half has an opening in a department for an Accounting Clerk. In this position, you will be responsible for playing an essential role in the process of Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R), general data entry, and matching invoices to purchase orders and/or vouchers. This dynamic team environment offers you a great work space/office, excellent benefits, and great career advancement opportunity. This is a short-term contract / temporary employment based in the Kingston, Ontario area.




What you get to do each day

-Reconcile discrepancies by checking all possible sources of disagreement, reconstructing probable actions, and recognizing the effect on other accounts; prepare correction documents as required

-Report financial facts to journals and ledgers

-Code documents that require knowledge in determining proper classification of expenditure codes and accounting codes

-Companywide accounting: help with G/L account reconciliation and month-end closing, other ad hoc projects

-Assist Accounts Receivable: help with collection of past due balance, process daily invoices/credit, and apply cash receipt

-Help Accounts Payable: A/P invoice matching & filing, vendor invoices and disbursement filing

-Produce statements and reports that require utilization of a variety of sources


-AA or BS/BA in Accounting or related field preferred

-Familiar with Spreadsheet and ERP system

-3+ years of relevant experience

-Ability to multitask and communicate well with individuals of all backgrounds

-General familiarity with Oracle

-Data entry experience

-Billing experience

-Expertise in Accounts Payable (AP)

-Strong familiarity with Accounts Receivable (AR)

-Proven knowledge of Invoice Processing

-Practical knowledge of QuickBooks

-Solid understanding of account reconciliation

-Well-founded grasp of Microsoft Excel

-Quality experience with SA


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