National Safety Council Hiring for Junior Staff Accountant Job at Itasca, IL Full Time

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Secure revenue by identifying, verifying and posting payments. As well as verifying the validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating payment details; performs other accounting tasks pertaining to receivable accounts.

Transaction Processing (80%)

• Processing of all cash/check receipts daily, maintain accurate records and reconcile lockbox reports.
• Receiving, analyzing and applying payments to invoices and customers. Ensuring accuracy in payment application.
• Process and apply credit card payments.
• Process wire transfers/ACHs and maintain accurate records.
• Process balance transfers, credit memos, debit memos, and refunding customer payments within established guidelines in accordance with NSC policies and procedures.
• Assume primary responsibility of processing of credit card refund requests received from Customer Service and DMC.
• Communicate with internal and external customers to resolve payment issues in timely manner.
• Address and resolve Accounting Support tickets and Salesforce cases. Escalate unresolved issues appropriately, quickly and recommend solutions to minimize future problems.
• Analyze and ensure any unapplied payments- wire transfers, ACH transactions and credit card are posted for end of month close.
• Process sales tax returns and add/manage tax exempt certificates to the customers account.
• Mail out monthly statements to the customers and reach out to them for outstanding balance.

Other Job duties (20%)

• Engage in process improvement initiative and ensure that procedures are documented.
• Actively participate with team members to achieve company and departmental goals.
• May performs various research projects as needed for Accounts Receivable or Accounting.
• Responsible for safety as outlined in the Safety Manual. Follows safety policies and practices specific to job/position and level.

GENERAL JOB LEVEL SCOPE

• Requires basic knowledge and experience in own discipline; still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills.
• Solves a range of straightforward problems.
• Analyzes possible solutions using established processes.
• Receives close-to-moderate level of guidance and direction.
• Makes decisions within guidelines and policies that impact own priorities and allocation of time to meet deadlines.
• Is accountable for technical contribution to project teams.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Bachelors degree in Business or Accounting preferred and at least 1 year of relevant experience.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & EXPERIENCE

• Experience in Intacct & Salesforce preferred
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Suite.
• Knowledge of Accounting Concepts.
• Ability to operate ten-key calculator with proficiency; accuracy in working with figures and details, detail oriented, light typing skills (35 WPM)

TRAVEL

None

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At NSC, we demonstrate our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through our culture and our values. Our culture embraces all people regardless of ancestry, color, national origin, race, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We boldly empower our team to model respect and dignity. We find impactful opportunities for growth and development. We create a safe environment that includes mental, physical, psychological, and emotional protections. To be NSC is to deliver our mission by working together our employees, members, and stakeholders in such a way that everyone feels a sense of belonging.

We believe that you cant be safe if you don’t feel safe. Feeling safe requires a commitment to equitable policy implementation and promoting diversity in the safety profession. We must cultivate our own diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment to deliver on our mission to save lives, from the workplace to anyplace.

• NSC is an equal opportunity employer.

As a leading safety organization with a mission of ensuring safety from the workplace to anyplace, we have implemented a vaccination mandate for all NSC employees. To be eligible for this position, an applicant must be fully vaccinated as defined by the CDC and able to provide proof of vaccination to the HR Department upon hire. NSC makes reasonable accommodations for disabilities, pregnancy and sincerely held religious beliefs.