Chapter 5: quickbooks key

Peterson is a manufacturer of industry-leading Whole Tree Chippers and Debarkers, Horizontal Grinders, and Blower Trucks and Trailers. Peterson Pacific Corp. has been an Oregon Corporation since 1981. The company began as Wilbur Peterson & Sons, a heavy construction company. Peterson expanded into manufacturing to develop equipment to suit their land clearing/construction needs. A portable chain flail Delimber-Debarker was designed first, the Model DD 4800. The Model DDC 5000, a portable Delimber-Debarker-Chipper, was developed next followed by the development of other portable equipment for the paper pulp industry.

The A/P Clerk is responsible for the entire accounts payable function, petty cash management, and other accounting activities.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Represents Peterson in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Matching receiving and PO documents to vendor invoices.
• Verifying & investigating discrepancies of PO/invoice/receivers.
• Price, units, terms, extensions
• Maintain A/P tub file, vendor master files & all A/P filing records & reports.
• Maintain Dynamics maintenance (Qtrly) & history purge. Maintain/manage A/P check stock & safepay (positive pay) transmittals.
• Generate and distribute checks.
• Maintain file batch postings, transaction check run postings
• Accrue A/P at month end.
• Posting A/P transactions to general ledger daily.
• Generating A/P reports for month-end including A/P detail aging and year-end (including 1099’s).
• Process A/P Invoice Discrepancies forms.

Requirements

• Systems oriented (Microsoft GreatPlains Dynamics, Max Exact MRP, Excel, Word for Windows desired). •Minimum 3 years of previous A/P experience. Ability to handle high transactional volume workload
• Strong interpersonal skills (interfaces with vendors and internal departments).
• Detail and procedural oriented
• Accurate
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Emphasis placed on accuracy in transposing and accounting calculations.
• Ability to understand basic accounting relationships between Assets, Liabilities and Equity.
• Strong problem solving skills Strong filing and organizational skills
• Communications Skills: Must be able to demonstrate skill in communicating with supervisors and co-workers. Must express criticisms concerns in a way that promotes teamwork and a positive work environment.
• Must be able to understand and maintain strict confidentiality.