Junior Accounting Clerk Job Listing at Kelly Services in Carol Stream, IL (Job ID US3579216_BH9884174)

Description

Job Title: Junior Accounting Clerk
Location: 100% On-Site – Carol Stream, IL
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00a - 5:00p
Pay Rate: $20–$21/hour
Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire (TTH)

About the Role:

We are currently seeking a Junior Accounting Clerk to join our Carol Stream, IL operating division. This opening has become available due to an internal promotion. As part of a highly collaborative team, this role is essential in supporting both accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) functions, as well as providing general clerical and administrative assistance to the operations team.

This is a 100% on-site position, working Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounts Receivable (AR):

• Apply daily deposits to customer accounts

• Handle collections, aging reports, and short payments

• Investigate and resolve billing disputes, customer returns, pricing issues, and shortages

• Enter credit and debit memos

• Apply freight claims for damaged shipments

• Issue customer invoices

Accounts Payable (AP):

• Review, code, and process customer/vendor invoices (excluding electronic payments or cutting checks)

• Identify and apply proper expense categories

Administrative & Clerical Duties:

• Timekeeping: log and review payroll hours

• Update and maintain sales tax exemption certificates

• Provide support to operations managers and corporate office staff

• General office tasks and ad hoc duties assigned by management

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• 6+ months of experience in an office assistant, accounting, or clerical role

• Basic understanding of AP/AR processes

• Strong Excel skills: SUM formulas, formatting, sorting, date/number formatting

• Detail-oriented with solid basic math skills

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

• Willingness to learn and support other departments as needed

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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