Job Description
Starting salary: $20+/HR, DOE
Nature of Position:
This position is responsible for performing a variety of clerical and administrative tasks to support the accounting department, including the daily processing of invoices while providing excellent customer service by answering all vendor inquiries and maintaining a high level of attention to detail and compliance with internal policies. Additionally, the individual needs to be organized, and have a strong understanding of basic accounting principles.
Essential Functions:
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of the organization and adherers to all organizational standards.
- Process transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the company’s internal control structure.
- Utilize financial software and tools to manage payables effectively.
- Interact with vendors to address inquiries, resolve discrepancies, and maintain positive relationships.
- Maintain filing of invoices.
- Maintain all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets, and accounts payable files
- Maintain a high level of accuracy
- Complete tasks within the allotted time frame
- Handle additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor to support departmental goals.
Education/Experience:
- 1+ year of Accounts Payable experience preferred
- Agribusiness experience a plus
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
Knowledge/Skill Requirements:
- Must display Core Values.
- Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook as well as other Windows based products.
- Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Ability to help lead the company toward more automated processes; Willingness to try new ideas and challenge the status quo.
- Solid business acumen with a positive, professional attitude, able to build strong relationships and earn the respect of colleagues.
- Experience with effective communication with the ability to communicate with all levels of management within the organization.
- Prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance.
- Adapt to change in the work environment, manage competing demands and deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events in a positive manner.
Working Conditions:
- Most work is done indoors.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Will work somewhat close to other people, such as when sharing office space.
The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment; 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.
The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct a drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.
About us: JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions. We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in North America. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.
Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity
EOE, including disability/vets
Numbers & Facts
| Location | West Des Moines, IA |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
About Company
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounts Payableunmatched
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Background Investigationunmatched
- Billingunmatched
- Business Skillsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Data Encryption Standard (DES)unmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Finance Softwareunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Outlookunmatched
- Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
- Microsoft Wordunmatched
- Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Profit & Lossunmatched
- Retailunmatched
- Spreadsheetsunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Transaction Processing/Managementunmatched
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