Accounting Clerk Job Description

TITLE OF JOB: Accounting Clerk

REPORTS TO: Accountant

AVAILABILITY:

Start from mid to late May, finish between early and late September.

SUMMARY: 

Responsible for compiling and calculating daily sales data and inventory from seven service stations and four automotive repair shops in Yellowstone Park, greeting office visitors, answering the telephones, and processing other employees as they arrive. Assist the Accountant in performing the general accounting functions of YPSS.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Greet and assist walk-in visitors to our office.
  2. Welcome and help process new employees as they arrive.
  3. Answer telephone and forward calls to others.
  4. Manage personnel files for 70 employees.
  5. Audit daily sales reports submitted by location management.
  6. Discuss report results with location management.
  7. Post data to sales journal.
  8. Process credit card invoices.
  9. Dispatch wreckers and service trucks via 2-way radio.
  10. Participate in audits and inventories of retail facilities.
  11. Handle customer and employee accounts receivable.
  12. Assist with accounts payable, prepare checks.
  13. Assist with payroll preparation.
  14. Prepare various sales reports.
  15. Inventory Management.
  16. Other duties as assigned.

HOURS OF WORK:

The YPSS general office is staffed from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., seven days per week. Accounting Clerks work 8 hours per day, five days per week, with one-hour lunch breaks and two consecutive days off. National holidays occurring between May 1 and October 31 are not observed in the YPSS office.

COMPENSATION:

$7.75 per hour Regular Time
$11.62 per hour Overtime

(Overtime pay is one-and-one-half times the Regular Time rate, and is paid for all hours worked over 40 in any workweek. Also, a termination bonus of $0.50 per hour is payable at the end of the season upon satisfactory completion of the employment agreement.)

EXPERIENCE:

An eager, friendly personality is a must. Many receive their first impression of YPSS from their contact either in person or on the phone with office personnel. We wish to project a warm, friendly but capable image. Some knowledge of basic accounting principles and inventory management would be helpful. The ability to operate a 10-key adding machine by touch would be very helpful although this skill may be acquired on the job. Basic computer skills would also be very helpful. Must be flexible, organized, able to handle a fast pace, possess good communication skills, have the ability to work with people and project a positive attitude.

OTHER INFORMATION FOR GARDINER OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE STAFF

Housing Arrangements:

All office/warehouse employees are housed in conventional apartment units in Gardiner, or in house trailers. All bedding, linens, etc., are furnished by Yellowstone Park Service Stations, Inc. Basic household equipment is also furnished - such as pots and pans, kitchen and cutlery implements, dishes, silverware, ironing board (but not irons), mops, brooms and a vacuum cleaner. No electrical appliances are supplied, such as coffee makers, toasters, fry pans, etc. Birds are the only pets permitted in the apartments or house trailers. Rental rate is $5.00 per day. All utilities are furnished, except for telephone service. Cell phone service is available. Contact us to determine if your carrier has coverage.

What to Wear:

Our entire operation is quite informal, and this informality extends to the Gardiner office. Male employees are expected to be neatly and presentably dressed, but this definitely does not mean a coat and tie. Open neck sports shirts and slacks are quite appropriate for office wear. Female employees may wear summer-type dresses, skirts or slacks and blouses. Jeans or Levis and T-shirts with slogans are not considered appropriate office apparel for either male or female employees.