At Stellar, we do not hire anyone simply to perform a job function. We believe that your skills will make those job functions an effective, integral and important part of the growth of your department and Stellar and will contribute to the success of your colleagues and our customers. We value the skills that you bring to Stellar and expect that you will affirm our culture and values of collaboration, professionalism and cooperation through your actions and job performance.

Position Summary

The Accounting Specialist position will be a dedicated person who will be in a cross functional support role to all areas of accounting including customer phone inquiries, ensuring accurate and timely payment processing, entering daily deposits, and processing journal entries. This position will collaborate with all departments and always requires a professional attitude. This position reports to the Accounting Manager and is an hourly, non-exempt, full-time position.

Essential Core Competencies

The core competencies for this position are:

• Dealing with Challenges An ability to deal with challenges and difficult situations in a practical and optimistic way
• Confident Honesty Drive to challenge others and act for the benefit of the organization in a fair, honest and responsible way
• Organizational Awareness Ability to understand the structures, processes, culture and relationships, both internally and externally
• Customer Focus The drive and ability to deliver exceptional service to customers and colleagues
• Building Relationships Building and sustaining relationships, internally and externally, for the benefit of the company

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide daily phone and e-mail support to our customers
• Responsible for tracking and resolving outstanding payment issues and generate accurate aging reports in a timely manner
• High volume collections and billing experience
• Enter and reconcile daily deposits into Great Plains.
• Identify and execute the necessary process adjustments on customer accounts.
• Assist Finance team by preparing multi company journal entries, account analysis, bank and account reconciliations as well as monthly reporting.
• Must be detail oriented and meet deadlines.
• Must record all hours worked. If overtime is ever worked (over 40 hours) advanced approval is required from the department manager
• Other projects as assigned by management

Other Essential Skills

• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Team-player, with ability to be extremely effective independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Always maintain professionalism with customers and staff
• High volume collections and billing experience
• Knowledge of general accounting terms and concepts
• Timely and regular physical attendance are essential functions of the position.

Essential Physical Skills

• Acceptable vision and hearing (with or without correction)
• Bending on occasion
• Talking for long periods of time, approximately 8-10 hours a day
• Lifting up to approximately 30 pounds occasionally
• Sitting for long periods of time approximately, approximately 8-10 hours a day
• Writing and/or typing for long periods of time, approximately 8-10 hours a day

(Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability).

Knowledge, Skill Levels & Certifications

• High School Diploma or GED. Associate degree in business, finance or accounting preferred
• 3 years' or more accounts receivable, collections, bookkeeping, or accounting experience required.
• Proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint)
• Great Plains experience preferred

COVID-19 considerations:

Face coverings are optional in office and may be removed at your desk which has been spaced from other employees.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace

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