We are sure that you’ve seen our stores, but have you ever considered the employment opportunities found at Goodwill in our Social and Shared Services? It takes a dynamic team of IT, Safety, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Loss Prevention, Accounting, and Marketing professionals to support the infrastructure of our organization.

Right now, our Finance Team is seeing an Accounts Payable Clerk. This role will be responsible for managing the full cycle of accounts payable within our non-profit. This also includes the maintenance of any related records, which consists of all non-salary disbursements. This is a grant funded position and has a projected end date of 12-31-2021. This role will be working entirely on grant related payments. 

We Have What You Are Looking for:

• Professional Training Opportunities
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Paid Vacation – 10 days per year
• Paid Sick Leave – 8 days per year
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term, Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• 401K Plan

Primary Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Open and distribute inner office, postal, email, and drop box mail.
• Respond to any vendor/employee inquiries.
• Review coding and approvals on all invoices.
• Post as necessary Use Tax.
• Make copies as necessary of invoices for the Accountant Accounts Receivable and Financial Analyst.
• Daily entry of invoices not processed through Purchasing.
• Review statements and communicate with vendors any issues or concerns.
• Review and process credit applications, vendor setups, and maintenance forms.
• Ensure timely payment within terms.
• Acquire proper signatures and distribution of checks.
• Maintain recurring schedules. For example, utilities, lease terms, rent increases, CAM reconciliations, and obtain proper approval.
• Review and accrue invoices for prior month and recurring charges not yet billed.
• Review and answer General Ledger questions and make adjustments as necessary.
• Reconcile the Use Tax.
• Review and answer questions regarding Accounts Payable Aging Trial Balance.
• Perform periodic maintenance on the Great Plains System, year-end 1099-Misc. processing, and periodic A/P-related management report generation.

Education and/or Experience:  High school diploma or GED required; two years experience in general bookkeeping and/or computerized accounts payable processing for moderate-sized company preferred.

Computer Skills:  To perform the duties of this job, the employee should be able to operate Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience with Great Plains accounting software is preferred. Must have 10-key data entry skills and be able to type. 

Our Mission is to help people reach their fullest potential through individual education, job placement and career pathway services made possible by community donations, purchases and partnerships. It takes many talented people to help achieve our mission. We have been serving our community and changing lives for over 95 years - won’t you join us?

For more information on how Goodwill serves our community though professional and job training programs, please visit our website.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. Goodwill of Olympics and Rainer Region gladly considers requests for accommodation and, if the requested accommodation is reasonable, will make such reasonable accommodations as will enable an otherwise qualified person with a disability to perform the essential functions of this position.

At Goodwill, we welcome people with diverse backgrounds, including persons with disabilities or other disadvantages. In fact, a substantial portion of our employees have a disability and/or economic disadvantage and we strongly encourage such persons to apply.

This Organization participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a service that verifies authorization to work in the U.S. through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Social Security (SSA). For further information on E-Verify contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.