<p>Division: ESCO</p> <p>Location: Marion, Iowa</p> <p>Reports to: Chief Financial Officer</p> <p>Exempt or Non-Exempt: Non-exempt</p> <p>Status: Full-time, Part-time</p> <p>Typical Working Hours: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM</p> <p>May be required to work extended hours including holidays and weekends due to the 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year type of service ESCO provides its clients.</p> <p>Role Summary:</p> <p>The Accounting Associate is a student level position within the accounting structure of ESCO Group. This position is best described as a business resource supporting a variety of accounting related tasks and issues with a focus on learning. Experience will be focused within a multi-discipline accounting team. This position requires acquisition of basic accounting skills and technologies.</p> <p>Key Role Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Assisting with research, filing, data entry, and recording and maintaining accurate and complete financial records. </li><li>Assist with professional burden and standard rates, including union updates and calculations. </li><li>Help with monthly general ledger account reconciliations. </li><li>Prepare and post project accounting adjustments by updating estimates, increasing contract amounts, adding change orders, updating job type and/or tracking purchase orders. </li><li>Provide assistance researching job numbers to Payroll and Accounts Payable. </li><li>Assist with customer accounts including customer calls, account adjustments, and customer reconciliations. </li><li>Communicate and follow up with internal and external customers regarding outstanding issues. </li><li>Utilize, support, and enhance ESCO's standards and best practices. </li><li>Understand and follow all safety, conduct, and policy requirements established by ESCO and clients. </li><li>Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or deemed necessary by management. </li></ul> <p>Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to perform work accurately, completely and in a timely manner. </li><li>Advanced verbal and written communication skills. </li><li>Self-starter that exhibits a high level of initiative and resourcefulness. </li><li>Excellent organizational and time management skills. </li><li>Willingness to take on and complete multiple project assignments quickly and efficiently. </li><li>Develops meaningful relationships and trust with employees and clients. </li><li>Adapts behavior to changing circumstances. </li><li>Work produced demonstrates excellent attention to detail and accuracy. </li><li>Ability to build relations and collaborate within a team, internally and externally. </li></ul> <p>Background and Work Experience:</p> <ul> <li>Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field from an accredited college, technical school, or university, with at least two years of relevant work or industry experience; or </li><li>A demonstrated understanding of basic accounting principles. </li><li>Strong proficiency with computer applications, including (but not limited to) Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook. </li></ul> <p>Travel Required:</p> <p>This position does not generally require overnight travel. Some daily travel may be required to other office locations, training, and seminars.</p> <p>Physical Demands:</p> <p>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <ul> <li>While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. </li><li>The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. </li><li>Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. </li></ul>