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Accounting Clerk
- University of Buffalo - Campus, Dining (Buffalo, NY)
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Job Description
Job title
Accounting Clerk
Reports to
Accounting Manager
Department
Accounting
FLSA Status
Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Position Summary
Responsible for various accounting duties including: retail store accounting, payroll, etc
Expected Hours of Work
Typical schedule is Monday - Friday with the rare need for work on Saturdays (during month and year end financial closings)
Essential Functions
• Reconcile vending sales monthly including cash counting
• Daily, weekly & monthly franchise sales reporting
• Responsible for all aspects of accounting for retail stores including monitoring of receiving, maintaining product and price changes, analysis of inventory variances, and preparation of monthly journal entries
• Bi-weekly G/L input of payroll import and other payroll related entries, including month-end accruals.
• Cash counting for internal and external departments
• Primary backup for other accounting clerk functions including accounts payable, cash receipts, daily sales, fixed assets and journal entry input
• Special projects as requested by management, including payroll related areas requiring confidentiality
Education and Training
Associate’s Degree in Accounting, Business or related field
Desired Qualifications
• Preferred 2-4 years of G/L accounting experience in a multi-unit company environment
• Sage Intacct experience preferred
• Excellent calculator and computer skills including email, MS Excel and Word
• Ability to work independently, prioritize work to meet strict deadlines and execute tasks with great attention to detail, accuracy, speed, and efficiency
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills
Work Environment
This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, photocopies, phones, filing cabinets, fax machines etc.
Physical and Mental Demands
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 10 lbs. and occasionally lift and or move up to 25 lbs
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear
• The position requires manual dexterity; auditory and visual skills; and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures
Licensure/Certification
None Required
Travel
None Required
Campus Dining and Shops is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely based upon a protected characteristic. Campus Dining and Shops policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence .
Requirements
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