Accounts Payable Clerk – Temporary, 3 Months

Responsibilities

• Handling and processing payments across various platforms, including electronic payment systems and online banking, ensuring timely and accurate completion.
• Analyzing all details of invoices meticulously to ensure accuracy and compliance with financial policies, utilizing strong logical reasoning to validate and process payments correctly.
• Analyzing financial data to identify and resolve discrepancies swiftly, making quick and informed decisions to maintain efficient payment processing.
• Understanding and navigating through various accounts payable systems, and thinking outside the box for problem solving.
• Maintaining exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in handling financial transactions, keeping thorough records, and ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Processing accounting/banking information including posting, comparing, computing, and reconciling a variety of debit and credit entries including those of a complex and difficult nature in an accurate and timely manner.
• Accurately analyzing and verifying accounting/banking information and error lists for accuracy and completeness and initiating appropriate adjusting entries.
• Reviewing accounting/banking reports for errors, completeness, reasonableness, adequacy, and content.
• Accurately analyzing ledgers, studying the interrelationships of various ledger accounts, and making recommendations for changes in practices and procedures.
• Training and providing guidance to lower level accounting clerks, who then perform competently.
• Collecting, analyzing, and entering information for reports in an accurate and timely manner.

Requirements

• Two years of college accounting courses plus at least four years of experience in bookkeeping, banking operations, or accounting clerical work or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Completion of an Associate Degree in Accounting is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a calculator and personal computer in a network environment with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of accounting bookkeeping and/or banking principles, methods, and procedures.
• Seasoned judgment and analytical skills.
• High command in English at a professional level is required.
• Candidates must be based in the Frankfurt area, as this is an on‑site role requiring regular in‑person attendance at the office.

Certifications & Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Accounting