Accounting Clerk

Vaco Los Angeles is working with a client who has a great opportunity for an Accounting Clerk who will be responsible for payments and controlling expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.

This role is on-site in Commerce, CA and can pay up to $25 / hr, depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
• Match invoices against purchase orders and research discrepancies
• Ability to work with vendors to resolve discrepancies and vendor inquiries
• Research and process charge-backs and recalls
• Ensure that invoices have the appropriate general ledger codes and approval for payment
• Input invoices in the accounts payable system
• Manage the accurate and timely processing of merchandise and expense invoices
• Ability to multi-task and work under time constraints
• Sort and distribute incoming mail
• Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices
• Assist with other projects as needed

Qualifications

• 1 - 3+ years accounts payable with three-way match and general accounting experience
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookups)
• Strong understanding of accounts payable and general accounting procedures
• Experience with large ERP preferred
• Good communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and time management
• High ethical and professional
• Ability to prioritize and meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] .

Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity.

You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications.

You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application.

In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.