Accounting Assistant

Location: South Whitley

Job Title: Accounting Assistant

Department: Administration

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Summary: Computes, classifies, records, and verifies numerical data to maintain accounting records by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no employee supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their essential functions.

Education and/or Experience A High School diploma and three to five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.

Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with various concrete variables in situations with limited standardization. Ability to interpret multiple instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should know accounting software, database software, Internet software, spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Valid driver's license

Competencies

Leadership and Managerial

Functional

Foundational

Adaptability

Organizational Support

Customer Service, Ethincs

Analytical

Professionalism, Detail Oriented

Oral Communication, Dependability

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must often lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their basic functions.

The work environment is located in a grain and feed facility and is dusty. At times, it can be hectic, with noise levels usually in the moderate range. The candidate must be able to anticipate deadlines, adjust priorities, and schedule to accommodate.

In-office Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. If month-end falls on a Saturday, a few hours of work are required.