Accounting Clerk

PTC is a leading manufacturer and marketer of welded and cold drawn mechanical steel tubing and tubular shapes, plated bar and tubing, and fabricated parts and precision components.

We at PTC value our employees’ health and wellness. We offer the following:

• FREE Healthcare
• 401K plan with company match -- 35% company match on first 2%-6%
• Shift Premium- $0.20/Afternoon shift & $0.28/Midnight shift
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Annual boot allowance
• Uniforms Available
• PAID lunch
• Time and a half over 8 hours
• Double time on Sundays
• True 8-hour workdays
• Company paid lunch on overtime
• Referral Bonus
• HSA option
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Annual college scholarship available for children & grandchildren of PTC employees

Function:
The primary focus of the Accounts Payable Clerk is the receiving and payment aspects of the procure-to-pay process
and applying accounting techniques and best practices to the classification and recording of financial transactions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Processes invoices for payment, making sure invoices have proper approval.
•  Verifies quantity received and billed using three way match process.
•  Verifies all tax (sales & use), freight charges and miscellaneous charges are proper and authorized.
•  Acknowledges and asses cash discounts in accordance with Company policies.
•  Resolves discrepancies with supplier, purchasing and/or receiving as applicable.
•  Posts freight costs to excel worksheet, ensuring correct amount is billed.
•  Creates, posts and enters ACH and wire payments with bank.
•  Creates, prints and posts check payments.
•  Posts month-end accounts payable accruals and other various journal entries.
•  Reconciles various general ledger accounts.
•  Calculates and pays monthly sales tax.
•  Performs ad-hoc reporting/analysis and special projects as requested.

Education and/or Experience:

•  0-3 years relevant Accounting/Finance
•  Previous experience in Steel and/or Freight billing/invoice processing preferred but not required
• Ability to work independently or with a team to manage deliverables
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with other functional areas/levels within the organization
• Understanding of general accounting
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, use sound judgement and prioritize projects and time effectively with minimal supervision
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and embrace change
• Strong skills in MS Excel
• Experience with Oracle preferred but not required
• Work Environment is Typical office conditions at a manufacturing location
• May be required to enter manufacturing area with required personal protective equipment for meetings
• Required to sit for long periods of time at a computer

Number of Employees Reporting Directly: None

Positions Reporting Directly: None

Qualification Requirements:

•  Ability to work independently or with a team to manage deliverables
•  Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with other functional areas/levels within the organization
•  Understanding of general accounting
•  Ability to manage multiple assignments, use sound judgement and prioritize projects and time effectively with minimal supervision
•  Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and embrace change
•  Strong skills in MS Excel; Experience with Oracle preferred but not required

Work Environment:

• Typical office conditions at a manufacturing location
•  May be required to enter manufacturing area with required personal protective equipment for meetings

Physical Demands:

•  Required to sit for long periods of time at a computer