The following is a sample job description for someone interested in becoming an entry level accounting specialist

Job Description:

Individual will Share responsibility for Payables and Receivables including General Ledger Coding, Inputting invoices to payable system, writing checks and posting to customer accounts. Specific duties include:

• Apply checks to customer accounts
• Process refunds, returned checks and bad debts.
• Must be proficient in processing invoices (incoming & verifying PO's or receiving tickets), posting to vendor accounts and processing cleared checks.
• Perform Journal entries and month-end for AP and AR areas.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 6-9 hours of Accounting coupled with at least 5-7 years in Accounting field including heavy Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables experience.
• PC skills a must and must be proficient in Lotus or Excel and 10-key by touch

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