Accounting Coordinator in Flanders, NJ at Veolia North America

Job Description

About Veolia
Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. In 2022, with nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) generated consolidated revenue of €28.508 billion in 2021. www.veolia.com

Job Description

BENEFITS 

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.  Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.   

Position Purpose:  

Responsible for performing two or more accounting/HR support functions including: Accounts Payable, Billing, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll. Provides support for special projects, audits and annual activities including budget preparation. The Accounting Coordinator I receives training, guidance, and problem solving support from their supervisor on a regular basis. The position is expected to continually work on accounting skill development and enhancing their knowledge of the accounting processes and procedures.

Primary Duties/responsibilities: 

• Compile and review payroll information, including checking timesheets for accuracy and completeness, prior to routing data to ADP for processing.
• Assist new and existing employees with benefit changes, payroll questions, etc.
• Enter purchase order information into the purchasing system including proper account coding.
• Assist with purchasing card transactions including obtaining and uploading proper supporting documentation, communicating with vendors on payment and updating transactions with proper account coding.
• Route vendor invoices through the electronic approval process.
• Match purchase orders with vendor invoices and assign appropriate accounting general ledger codes on invoice and enter into the accounts payable system.
• Submit and process non-purchase order purchases including proper account coding.
• Handle vendor inquiries with reference to past due invoices and determine status of invoice.
• Prepare customer invoices and reports.
• Enter customer cash receipts or assist the Shared Services Center with cash receipt application.
• Understand and apply sales and use tax rules that apply to vendor purchases and customer invoicing.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Background: 

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required
• Associates Degree in Accounting/Finance or related discipline preferred
• Prior related work experience of 1 year required

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:  

• Strong team player
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple deadlines
• Strong customer orientation
• Computer proficient
• Basic Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and technical requirements

Additional Information

Additional Information 

 Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. 

 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. 

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.