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Accounting Specialist
The Accounting Specialist will be primarily responsible for ensuring timely and accurate processing of the Company’s accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions. This position requires a solid understanding of the vendor and customer invoice cycle. The ability to effectively analyze issues and recommend solutions and communicate with other team members of the Company is essential.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, post, verify, and record invoices, payments and other transactions related to accounts payable and receivable.
- Ensure documentation is available to support the completeness and accuracy of accounting transactions.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with vendors and customers.
- Responsible for accurate reporting of month end balances and results as it relates to the customer invoicing cycle.
- Perform various tasks and projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of accounting (ideally accounts payable and/or accounts receivable) experience
- Associates or Bachelors in Accounting or Business is preferred but not required
- Experience with ERP systems in an operational environment
- Excellent analytical skills
- Strong attention to detail; completes work timely and accurately
- Polished communication and interpersonal skills; role requires collaborating with multiple stakeholders and maintaining solid relationships
- Ability to prioritize independently and make informed decisions with minimal supervision
- Ability to embrace change and demonstrate agility in a fast paced environment
- Proficient communication skills including reading, writing and speaking in English.
To learn more details about this opportunity contact Jeff Kovar at 402-334-4800 *216 or send your resume to jkovar@hemphillsearch.com for a confidential discussion. Job Number 9020JK.
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Jeff Kovar
402-334-4800 ext 216
Jeff has more than 15 years of experience within accounting and financial recruiting. A key factor in Jeff's success is his passion to build long-standing relationships while focused on an in-depth understanding of the strengths, interests, and career goals of each individual he works with. Jeff takes pride in his role, and knows that helping an individual step up to a position where they are focused on their strengths, while having the opportunity to grow professionally, are key factors in identifying the "right match." "It is incredibly rewarding to know that we have helped make a real difference in the life of an individual when we place them into a company where they are well positioned for success, happiness, and career growth."
Jeff understands that the biggest factor contributing to the success of a leader is their ability to identify, hire, develop, and retain high quality employees. Jeff is tenacious in his recruitment and careful while selecting individuals who will be successful and happy in their new position long-term. It is all about the "right match" so, Jeff pushes himself to make sure that the companies and the individuals we assist have found the right solution!
Jeff graduated from Millard South High School where he played basketball and was active in student council. Jeff had fun while investing six years coaching youth basketball in the Omaha Parochial Athletic League and the Millard Junior High feeder league. Jeff studied Pre-Law at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and then transferred to Creighton where he switched his major to Organizational Communication. Prior to joining Hemphill Search Group, Jeff worked in corporate foreign currency exchange, with Travelex and Custom House, who are both now owned by Western Union Business Solutions.
Jeff and his wife Jenny grew up in Omaha and met while in High School. They are very active and enjoy playing golf, traveling, and cheering the Cornhusker Football and Basketball teams, and they are also enthusiastic Creighton Basketball fans. Jeff and Jenny have a young and growing family, with son Connor, and daughters Kate and Grace.