Accounting Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Company Overview

BLG LOGISTICS is a third-party logistics service provider with a strong, centuries-old reputation for excellence. We combine passion with pragmatism and American innovation with German precision to develop sophisticated, future-oriented solutions. Our customers include both retail and manufacturing organizations at all levels of the supply chain. Today, the BLG Group has almost 100 locations and branches in Europe, America, and Africa.

BLG GROUP aims to be climate-neutral by 2030. In fact, we are the first German logistics service provider with a scientifically recognized climate protection goal. BLG GROUP currently employs roughly 20,000 people globally.

As an employer, we have an unwavering goal to be an employer of choice within our industry and the geographies in which we do business. We value and seek out our employees' feedback and ideas and keep our eyes firmly on the future.

Wellness & Benefits Program

We don’t just “talk the talk” when we say we want to be an employer of choice. We have completely overhauled our benefits and perks program to provide excellent options and coverage to our employees at an affordable rate and allow them to save for and invest in their future and focus on wellness. We also offer on-site diagnostic services and vaccines at no charge to help our employees get ahead with their wellness!

Our healthcare coverage includes medical, dental and vision benefits to our employees at no cost , and employees can add family members at a significantly subsidized rate. We also offer, at company expense , short term disability, long term disability, group life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) coverages.

Employees can choose to add extra life insurance and AD&D for themselves and their families at competitive rates. We also offer supplemental programs including cancer insurance, accident protection, supplemental disability, critical care, and medical bridge coverage. We even offer pet insurance for your furry family members!

Savings on healthcare create an opportunity for our employees to invest in our matching Safe Harbor & Roth 401k retirement plan, where the company will match up to 4% of contributions with immediate vesting.

We also believe that time away means healthy and happy employees, and we have a generous PTO & Personal Days policy that further enhances our 12 paid holidays and an additional day off for birthday celebrations.

And we’re not finished! We will continue to research and refine the wellness and lifestyle offerings to our team.

Company Benefits

Medical

• Silver Plan
  • BLG covers 100% of the employee costs.
  • BLG covers 90% or 85% of family coverage.
• Platinum Plan
  • BLG covers 90% of the employee cost.
  • BLG covers 85% or 83% of family coverage.

Dental

• BLG covers 100% of the employee costs.
• BLG covers 88% of family coverage.
• Vision
  • BLG covers 100% of the employee costs.
  • BLG covers 89% of family coverage.

Company Paid Benefits ( No Cost To Employee ):

• Medical ( Employee Only Coverage, Silver Plan )
• Dental ( Employee Only Coverage )
• Vision ( Employee Only Coverage )
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment

Time Off/Vacation Time

• Paid Time Off/Vacation Time
• Personal Days
• Day Off for Birthday
• 12 Paid Holidays

Retirement Plan

• Safe Harbor & ROTH 401K Retirement plan with Company Matc

Supplemental Insurance

• Colonial
  • Cancer Insurance
  • Accident Protection
  • Supplemental Disability
  • Critical Care
  • Medical Bridge
  • Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Fraud Remediation Plan

Safety Shoe Reimbursement (Annual Basis)

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Job Description

1. PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To own the P ayroll , debits/credits, and accounts payable process, including PO reconciliations and accurate and timely vendor payments.

1. QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability:

• Knowledge and ability to process payroll weekly.
• Excellent knowledge of bookkeeping principles, particularly as related to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Knowledge of general financial controls and compliance.
• Working knowledge of QuickBooks or other similar accounting system.
• Ability to apply bookkeeping and accounting principles to the maintenance of accounts payable and finance records.
• Ability to make involved and varied arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to tabulate statistical data and compile necessary reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, other team members and vendors.

3. Experience and Training:

• Two years of college with accounting classes.
• Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work may substitute for the above that the Company may find appropriate and acceptable.

1. REPORTS TO :

Manager of Finance and Administration

1. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

An employee in this classification may perform any of the following duties. However, these examples may not include all the specific tasks which an employee may be expected to perform. Performs basic to moderately complex bookkeeping and accounting tasks associated with the preparation and maintenance of accounts payable and other financial matters.

• Preparing and processing Payroll weekly for hourly employees and semi-monthly for salary employees.
• Receive individual invoices and, where necessary, proactively contact vendors for missing recurring and expected charges.
• Match invoices with purchase orders, where applicable, purchase order requisitions, where applicable, and evidence of receipt of goods or services.
• Classify/code invoices to proper account/s.
• Enter invoices into the accounting system (currently QuickBooks).
• Prepare and distribute accounts payable checks and ACH payments.
• Balance and maintain all accounts payable reports.
• Convert Internal Purchase Orders to Purchase Orders and deliver to vendors.
• Assist management with price comparison and gathering quotes, as needed.
• Online orders, such as Office Depot, Amazon, etc.
• Maintain and file electronically all invoices and other applicable supporting documentation, i.e., purchase orders, and evidence of receipt of goods or services.
• Review employee expense reports for compliance with company policy and process payments.
• Answer inquiries from management employees and outside vendors regarding accounts payable and related matters.
• Prepare or assist in preparing any reports or returns, including 1099’s required by State or Federal agencies.
• Prepare necessary month-end reports, including sales tax returns.
• Prepare all necessary year-end reports.
• Perform such other duties as assigned by the Manager of Finance & Administration.
• Reconcile credit card statements.