Administrative Assistant / Accounting Clerk

Our company is searching for an experienced, reliable, and task-oriented Administrative Assistant/Accounting Clerk. In this position you will work together with the company's top management executives and office manager. You will be responsible for performing a number of administrative and accounting duties.

Our ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, professional team player, and capable of managing their workload and prioritizing tasks. This person will be working together with our Office Manager. As we grow as a company, this role may evolve over time with opportunity for growth. We are looking for a stable individual wanting a long-term opportunity to become a valuable part of our stable and accomplished organization.

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

• Speaking with our regular customers over the phone to take orders, receiving incoming calls, troubleshoot issues, and communicate important details
• Daily, weekly, and monthly accounting functions along bank reconciliations
• Placing orders and communicating with our vendors, purchasing inventory
• Receiving inventory, payments and other daily miscellaneous accounting tasks
• Processing A/P, A/R, invoices and payroll.
• ACH payments to vendors, confirmation of prices and freight
• Build and maintain customer relationships.
• Assisting with sales and marketing activities, when needed.

Skills Required:

• Knowledge and experience of Quickbooks and Excel
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills and a true team player
• Attention to detail, with critical thinking skills
• Intermediate level proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Bilingual Spanish language skills a strongly preferred
• Adobe Illustrator experience also a plus, but not necessary
• Food or product distribution industry strongly preferred but not mandatory
• Manufacturing background a plus

Benefits:

• We are a union shop. We offer a safe and clean working environment in addition to exceptional benefits including:
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance for you and your family for only $5/month
• Daily lunches
• Weekly 401K contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Pay

Language Skills:

• Bilingual English/Spanish (Strongly Preferred)