Job Description
The Role:
The Accounting Intern or Co-op is a part of the Accounting & Finance function, Americas region. Reporting to the Accounting Supervisor you will support several accounting related functions such as General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cost Accounting or other accounting and finance related functions.
You will be responsible for tasks including filing, copying, journal entries, account reconciliations, payment posting, invoice processing, report preparation and generation, and other accounting functions.
What you will do:
- General Accounting: Completes bank and account reconciliations.
- Perform filing of several financial documents.
- Prepare journal entries, account updates, and maintenance in SAP accounting system.
- Collate and copy financial data.
- Generate financial reports in SAP or other accounting systems.
- Create and prepare different financial support schedules.
- Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable: Reviews invoices for accuracy and completeness.
- Record documents in SAP by vendor account.
- Process invoices for payment via check, ACH, wires.
- Complete daily cash reconciliations to report cash inflows and outflows.
- Maintain SAP master data for Vendors and customers.
- Other Accounting/Finance tasks: Communicates frequently with internal departments and other Kao affiliates for clarifications and follow-up.
- Fields questions with external vendors or customers to answer questions and confirm details.
- All other accounting and finance duties as needed.
What you will need:
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Actively pursue Accounting/Finance collegiate degree with minimum of 2 years at accredited college or university.
- Proficient use with MS Office suite applications.
- Excellent communication and organization skills.
- SAP or other accounting system experience.
A reasonable pay range for this position is $14/hr. - 17/hr..
How we work: Having been selected among the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and create our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.
What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with great compensation packages, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward thinking and new ideas.
Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.
Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).
Kao USA is an equal opportunity employer, including disability/ vets.
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