Accounting Clerk

Job Title: Accounting Clerk Job Description
The Accounting Clerk supports a small, closeknit machine shop by handling a variety of office functions, including accounting tasks, collections, invoicing, purchasing, and customer service. This role works closely with the sales and HR teams, interacts with production workflows, and helps keep daily operations running smoothly in a fast-paced environment. The position offers the opportunity to perform multiple duties, ensuring that each day is varied and engaging rather than repetitive.
Responsibilities
- Interact with production workflows and travelers to ensure accurate documentation and smooth processing of jobs.
- Process purchases for the facility, including creating and managing purchase orders to support ongoing operations.
- Submit collections when needed, following up on outstanding balances in a professional and timely manner.
- Create and send accurate invoices to customers, ensuring all required details and supporting information are included.
- Process payments from customers and accurately record them in the appropriate systems.
- Answer incoming phone calls, provide helpful information, and route calls to the appropriate team members.
- Support the sales team with administrative and accounting-related tasks as needed.
- Provide support to HR as needed, which may include handling documents, coordinating information, and assisting with general office tasks.
- Collaborate with other office staff to assist wherever needed, contributing to a team-oriented environment.
- Work effectively in a fast-paced setting, managing multiple tasks and shifting priorities throughout the day.
Essential Skills
- At least 2 years of experience in invoicing, purchase orders, or purchasing.
- JobBOSS experience, with the ability to use the system confidently for daily tasks.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to multitask and manage several responsibilities simultaneously.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
- Strong communication skills for interacting with customers, vendors, and internal teams.
- Attention to detail and accuracy when handling financial and transactional data.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
- Experience working in a small team or family-feel environment is beneficial.
- Strong customer service skills when handling phone calls and customer inquiries.
- Ability to collaborate across departments, including sales and HR.
- Comfort occasionally entering a production area in a machine shop setting.
Work Environment
This role is based in a small machine shop environment in York, PA, with separate office space from the production floor. The production floor can be dirty, while the offices remain cleaner and more typical of an administrative setting. The schedule runs Monday through Thursday from 4:50 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., consisting of four ten-hour days with a 30-minute unpaid lunch. You may occasionally need to go into the production area as part of your duties. The dress code is business casual, and jeans are acceptable; a company shirt is provided and may be worn if desired. The culture emphasizes a small, family-feel team where employees assist wherever needed and enjoy varied responsibilities that keep each day different and engaging. The role involves regular use of Microsoft Office and JobBOSS software as part of daily operations.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of York, PA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $26.00 - $30.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of York, PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in York,PA.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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