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Accounting Assistant/Payroll Clerk August 5, 2025

G167

Located in Loleta, CA

Pay: 20.00 - 23.00

Job Full Description

Express is recruiting for a full-time temporary Accounting Assistant/Payroll Clerk.

Under the direction of the Fiscal Manager, the Fiscal Clerks will perform a wide range of clerical and bookkeeping duties including filing of records, accounts payable/payroll and bank reconciliations.  The position assists with financial and grant records and communicating with various agencies when required.  . 

 

Responsibilities:

  • Maintains vendor files. 
  • Maintains inventory control system across departments. 
  • Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
  • Collects and summarize timekeeping information, process garnishment requests
  • Process employee advances and paybacks, process and close periodic payrolls
  • Print and issue paychecks, process direct deposit payments, calculate and deposit payroll taxes, process employment verifications, and process and issues annual W-2 forms to employees. 
  • Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances. Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
  • Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying federal id numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
  • Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances; preparing checks. 
  • Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
  • Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
  • Disperses petty cash by recording and verifying documentation
  • Reports and collects sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices.
  • Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.

 

Skills Required:

  • Ability to perform multiple, highly complex, technical tasks with occasionally upgrade to skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
  • Experience operating standard office equipment including using a variety of Fund Accounting software applications such as Abilla, Peachtree.
  • Willingness to complete training in Native American Finance

 

Experience/Education Required:

  • Ability to perform multiple, highly complex, technical tasks with occasionally upgrade to skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
  • Experience operating standard office equipment including using a variety of Fund Accounting software applications such as Abilla, Peachtree.
  • Willingness to complete training in Native American Finance

 

Schedule & Location

Monday - Friday in Eureka.  This position is in-person, not remote.

 

Compensation

Pay rate is $20 to $23 per hour.  

 

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Equal Opportunity

Express Employment Professionals is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all people and to hire and promote individuals solely based on their qualifications for the job.

In compliance with applicable federal, state/province and local law, employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and an individual’s qualifications regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and expect that our employees and associates will cooperate in maintaining an atmosphere free of discrimination and harassment.

Eureka, CA
2859
14 West Wabash Avenue
Eureka, CA 95501

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