Accounting Clerk jobs in Mississippi

Accounting Clerk

Seemann Composites is currently seeking an Accounting Clerk to join our accounting and finance team. In this role you will provide general support to the accounting department.

Essential Job Requirements:
Primarily responsible for the areas of payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and billing.

• Review, process and post weekly labor and bi-weekly payroll.
• Maintain payroll/labor/employee related information.
• Reconcile labor/payroll transactions and related activities according to policies.
• Help provide and prepare information for reports and/or audits in a timely manner.
• Apply accounting principles, regulations, and policies.
• Ensure company and employee information is kept confidential.
• Perform accounts payable function by matching purchase orders to invoices, entering the invoices into accounting software according to department policies and deadlines, and prepare checks, ACH transactions, and wire payments.
• Prepare billings for submission to customers and ensure all billings are accurate and in compliance with applicable FAR, internal processes, and other contract requirements.
• Monitor Accounts Receivable aging report and communicate to customers regarding past-due invoices.
• Research and resolve any discrepancies, to include communication with employees, vendors, and customers.
• Due to the nature of our work, United States Citizenship or Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) is required.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Advanced Excel skills, familiarity with lookups, sumifs, etc. Ability to demonstrate.
• Ability to work autonomously and be a self-starter with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to think critically and multi task numerous projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Accountability.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and/or 3 years’ experience.

Company Benefits:

• 4/10 schedule Monday – Thursday 6:00am-4:30pm hours of operation. (30 min lunch).
• Health Insurance 100% employer paid coverage for employee with a low deductible and out of pocket expense for family.
• Company paid short and long-term disability coverage.
• 401K plan including dollar to dollar match up to 5% of compensation.
• Life Insurance.
• Minimum of 8 Paid Holidays in addition to paid plant closure between Christmas and New Years.
• Starting PTO of 120 hours/year.
• Additional paid leave for Adverse Weather Events and Bereavement.
• Family oriented environment.

Essential Physical Requirement:

• Stand; bend, kneel, bend/ twist, walk, stoop, crouch, sit and perform highly repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and fingers.
• Exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Vision abilities required are close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The manufacturing and office work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Prior to employment, applicants will have to successfully complete a criminal background check and a pre-employment drug test.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

To apply go to www.seemanncomposites.com or call 228.351.8500