Accounting Clerk

Fleet Response’s mission is to provide innovative and effective service to our clients and to maintain a high standard of professionalism and partnership in an environment that fosters opportunity, integrity, and excellence.  Our mission would not be possible without an environment that is created from mutual trust and respect, coupled with a commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion  

Our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion aligns with our corporate values and is supported at the highest levels in the Company.  Diversity helps to drive new business, fuel innovation, and attract and retain the best employees. It makes a difference in the workplace, marketplace, and community advancing the way we live and work.

Are you interested in joining a fast growing and customer focused company that is constantly rated as one of the Top Workplaces in Northeast Ohio? Do you feel that hard work should pay off and you value things like workplace flexibility, career advancement opportunities, a positive culture, and a genuine feeling that you belong to a team? If so, you would be perfect for Fleet Response.

Fleet Response specializes in providing services to corporations who self-insure physical damages to their fleets. Built from an insurance background with an eye for detail, Fleet Response prides itself on offering a variety of customized services to all our clients. 

Fleet Response is seeking qualified candidates to work at our corporate office located in Hudson, OH. 

Job Summary

Fleet Response is seeking qualified candidates to work at our corporate office for the position of Accounting Clerk. The Accounting Clerk is responsible for providing accounting and administrative support to the Finance Department. This entry-level position assists with a variety of accounting functions, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, vendor research, and other administrative tasks while ensuring accuracy and timely completion of assigned responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Including the following, other duties may be assigned.  

• • Complete weekly check runs.

  • Research returned checks.

  • Research and respond to client and vendor inquiries within 24 hours. 

  • Upload subrogation check copies.

  • Third party processing.

  • Assist team members with project work when needed.

  • Miscellaneous other tasks as assigned.

  • Develop rapport and provide excellent customer service and support to clients, vendors, and staff.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned this position. They are not to be construed as an exhausted list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals performing this job. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.   

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

• High school diploma or GED with some college coursework completed in accounting. 

• Willingness to learn accounts receivable, payables and other general accounting areas. 

• Computer and 10-key experience are required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

COMMUNICATION/LANGUAGE SKILLS 

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret accounting spreadsheets. 

• Ability to read and write reports and business correspondence.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public. 

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally, non-verbally, written, and visually.

REASONING ABILITY 

• Ability to solve practical problems that deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and present conclusions for resolution. 

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.

ORGANIZATIONAL/TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS 

• Well organized and able to work under time constraints and deadlines.

• Ability to be flexible and adapt to a changing work environment.

• Ability to work well with people and maintain a high degree of confidentiality

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

· The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. 

· The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. 

· Sedentary work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. 

· Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. 

· Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and making fine discriminations in sound. 

· Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

About Fleet Response 

Fleet Response provides claims management, accident management, driver safety training, subrogation services with a focus on customers and technology Built from an insurance background, we helped to create today’s risk-conscious model of fleet and accident management. We help you manage risk by working to reduce accidents, constrain the cost of vehicle repair, get vehicles back in service faster, and maximize reimbursement through subrogation.