Schaumburg, Illinois
Accounting Professional Job Opening in Schaumburg, Illinois - At PRT we pride ourselves on providing high quality replacement parts at a cost efficient price with a variety of selection that meets our customers? needs and exceeds their expectations. We are looking for the best and brightest to take our accounting department to the next level. If you have passion and expertise in accounting, credit/collections and accounts payable, PRT is the company for you. The right candidate will possess a clear understanding of making smart business decisions with a customer-focused approach. You must be able to work independently and confidently knowing that the accounting process is just as important to what our customers? experience, as to how they feel about our product. Our customers demand timely and accurate invoices and processing of credit memos. We are looking for a candidate with great business sense who can understand our customers perspective and work together to resolve any accounting issues. In this role you will be responsible for all aspects of accounting and reporting directly to our Director of Operations. It will require significant interaction and collaboration with all departments within the organization. Before the end of the year it is our intention to also add a new role of Accounting Manager to expand our accounting team.
We are located in Schaumburg, Illinois. Our accounting team supports PRT and remotely supports that of our sister property, CTC located in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
It is important to share feedback within your team and with all other functions of the company, what is happening with our customers and what they are saying about our products. When we can effectively listen, understand, and partner with our customers to meet their needs, that is what sets us apart from our competition. This is what makes PRT great and will ensure our continued future growth.
Essential functions
Follow standard procedures for major accounting functions/processes and suggest improvements when applicable.
Create a customer-focused environment with all accounting interactions both internally and externally.
Ability to analyze, interpret and summarize contracts and financial information.
Oversee all A/P and A/R related matters (invoicing, check payments, credit card payments, credit memo).
Oversee purchasing operations for the department.
Provide order maintenance: make sure all orders are properly processed, adjust invoices upon request, track RMA and process credit memo for returns.
Process all Ariba order system invoices.
Prepare monthly AR report and communicate Pro Account delinquencies with sales team for direction on appropriate customer communication and resolution.
Process customer credit checks and follow through to completion.
Reconciliation of bank accounts and GBS chart of accounts.
Prepare and maintain budget reports with recommendations and solutions for improvements.
Track and maintain fixed asset depreciation, accounts reconciliation, and month-end entries.
Answer all vendor AP inquiries.
Lean procurement and supply chain experience in partnering with suppliers and logistics
Negotiate solutions with new freight carriers.
Process reports requested by Sales and Operations teams.
Follow up to insure payment from all freight loss and damage claims and resolve freight invoice disputes.
Initiate and follow up with all debit memo requests with vendors.
Process employee business expense reimbursement reports.
Manufacturing: set up methods to trace cost associated with all to make sure that cost for finished product represents an ?all-in? cost.
Container Technologies is our sister company in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Accounting duties to be processed remotely for this location include:
A/R, A/P, payroll (through ADP), taxes.
Create item codes for new bottoms and miscellaneous steel parts
Prepare, manage and communicate daily production schedule for bottoms shop: STOCK bottoms and BUILT-TO-ORDER bottoms.
Provide daily guidance to Sales and Customer Service about production times on bottoms orders.
Ability to multi-task and work productively in a fast paced environment and meet deadlines
Must take ownership of the work performed.
Must maintain high level of confidentiality.
Measurables
Performance will be measured based on the accuracy of the accounting work and the business understanding of building and maintaining customer relationships. Timely processing of invoices and credit memos will reflect in revenue reporting and the lifecycle of the order completion process.
Deliverables
It is our expectation that the accounting team will develop and project a customer-focused approach to all client interactions, both internally and externally.
Customer handling expectations
Ensure excellent customer service in every client interaction.
Respond timely and accurately to customer inquiries and recommend solutions for customer?s billing complaints.
Clerical tasks
Excel ? pivot table results
Advanced skill in all Microsoft applications:
Word ? communication
Access ? CRM
ERP ? Sales quotes and sales orders
Competencies
Positive attitude
Customer/client focus
Ability to work independently
Strong understanding of technology
Change agility
Professional and friendly tone
Polished communication
Problem solving/analysis
Time management
Team orientated
Work environment
This job operates in a business casual office environment.
This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and fax machines.
Physical demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand lift up to 25lbs.
Position type and expected hours of work
This is a full-time position
Monday through Friday, standard hours of operation are 8:00AM ? 5:00PM
Required education and experience
Associates degree in accounting.
Two to five years experience in an accounting role.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally.
Excellent computer skills and experience with Windows-based software
Demonstrated use of technology to increase service levels.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to handle complex and demanding situations tactfully when dealing with customers and assist other team members with problem resolutions.
Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of ALL 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.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $50,000.00 to $65,000.00 /year
Required education:
Associate
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