Full Charge Bookkeeping and Administration

The Morning Star Company Full Charge Accounting and Administration Woodland, CA The Company The Morning Star Company and its affiliates operate three tomato processing facilities in Central California, processing over 1 / 3 of the California processing tomato crop, in addition to tomato transplanting, farming, harvesting and trucking operations.  The company employs over 500 year-round and approximately 4,000 seasonal Colleagues.

The Morning Star Company is the largest independent producer of bulk tomato ingredient products (tomato paste and diced tomatoes) in the world.  We also produce canned tomatoes, tomato products and specialty sauces in pouches for customers in the retail and food service markets.

The company is known worldwide for its innovation and integrity.

We are organizationally structured through a system we term Mission Focused Self-Management™.  Our company is operated by Colleagues without titles or an appointed hierarchy of authority.  Authority relative to other Colleagues’ activities is lateral, with our Mission as our guiding principle of action, and respect, influence and success built based on each Colleague’s integrity, competency, effort, persistence and straightforward persuasiveness.  Although we have grown significantly, we intend to maintain a culture of individual responsibility and Mission Focused Self-Management™.

The Mission and Position This colleague’s Mission will be to contribute to the success of The Morning Star Company by providing timely and accurate financial information to relevant Colleagues, and providingadministrative support to Colleague's at all facilities as needed.

Specific activities and responsibilities include :

• BOOKKEEPPING / ACCOUNTING Full Charge Bookkeeping for various small to medium sized entities, with a primary focus on Accounts Payable.
• Accounts Payable-receive invoices, verify details, obtain approval, enter in accounting system, process payments.  Key aspects include matching invoices to receipts and / or receivers, ensuring accuracy, and managing cash needs.  Process issuance of 1099s, ensure accuracy, file with government agency, and mail to recipient by due date.
• Accurately invoice internal and external customers.
• Record receipt of cash payments and ensure accuracy.
• Make collection calls as needed.  Prepare Bank Deposits and manage banking needs.
• Perform administrative and clerical task such as data entry, generating reports, research and resolve account discrepancies Responsible for yearly business filings.
• Crosstrain to provide back up support to local colleagues.
• ADMINISTRATION Support and assist with the coordination and managing of day-to-day office operations to ensure smooth and efficient functioning.
• Assist with answering telephone Assist fellow colleagues with documents, research and meetings, etc. to advance their Missions.
• Asist with providing administrative support, such not limited to organizing inhouse lunches, lock / unlock exterior building doors, run general errands, take deposit to bank.
• Handle office correspondence, distribute faxes, and general information.
• The successful candidate will be one that is open to learning, takes initiative and is capable of and interested in expanding their role to involve other accounting related functions.
• Additional key personal characteristics include impeccable integrity, conscientiousness, decisiveness, self-confidence, and ability to perform as a team player.

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