Accounting – Accounting Associate

We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun, serving our customers, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate. As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business. We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.

Job Purpose

The Accounting Associate is responsible for all activities involving accounts receivable, accounts payables, cash disbursements, and other accounting activities for an assigned branch or specific division within the company. This position is responsible for completing payments. This individual is knowledgeable of our vendor terms and corporate accounting policies and utilizes this knowledge with their internal and external communication and problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

The Accounting Associate will be assigned duties, based on organizational needs and priorities.

  • Manage various areas of accounts receivables or payables within assigned branch
  • Provide meaningful and timely reports to management department and comprehensive analysis in all revenue categories
  • Audits methods and procedures of accounts receivable function to improve efficiency.
  • Assist in the monthly financial reporting process
  • Oversees all freight inventory and direct shipment accounting transactions.
  • Ensure that daily sales for designated branch has been updated in the morning/afternoon and posted to the general ledger
  • Maintain accounting ledger by verifying and posting transactions
  • Process credit memorandums for branch and update inventory
  • Account for all designated branch invoices that have been billed and match daily totals to the general ledger
  • Consolidate vendor product invoices from all branches
  • Select invoices for payment based on vendors terms set in the system
  • Issue/Cut checks to vendors
  • Post data in the accounts payable for freight inventory and direct shipments
  • Interface with vendors and input data at a branch level within the system
  • Process all requests and ensure activity is properly recorded to the general ledger on a timely basis
  • Manage and develop resource tools to research and resolve accounting issues with internal and external customers
  • Mail out all signed checks and back up and ensure output is logged
  • Prepare request for ACH or wire transfers
  • Run Registers and update reports on a regular basis
  • Resolve vendors issues and coordinate with Accounts Payable Departments at each branch
  • Ensure accurate data entry and follow up

Qualifications and Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function assigned satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • 1 year or more of extensive accounts payables & accounts receivable experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Highly organized with strong quantitative abilities
  • Ability to produce accurate results
  • Ability to multi-task with excellent mathematical skills required
  • Ability to be flexible, adaptable and organize prioritize multiple duties
  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred

Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan!

*We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Other details

  • Job Family Finance
  • Pay Type Hourly
  • Min Hiring Rate $21.00
  • Max Hiring Rate $24.00

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