Accounting & Backup Payroll Clerk

Job overview

The Accounting & Backup Payroll Clerk role is onsite in Michigan City, IN. Compensation is not specified; the posting states that new accounting clerks start at 90% of the full hourly rate and progress toward $28.44 per hour for accounting work and $30.84 per hour when performing backup Payroll Accountant work. The position is in South Shore Line’s finance and accounting department. The clerk performs or backs up accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, ticket revenue auditing, and related administrative and customer service tasks. Accurate billing, reconciliations, reporting, and payroll support help maintain the department’s financial operations.

What you'll do

• Prepare accounts receivable invoices
• monitor aging reports
• prepare journal entries and reports
• create and maintain Excel spreadsheets
• perform reconciliations
• contribute to biweekly payroll preparation
• support accounts payable, ticket revenue auditing, and other finance and customer service tasks.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

accounting & backup payroll clerk

full-time

michigan city in

south shore line

accounts payable

accounts receivable

payroll

ticket revenue auditing

monday–friday

7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

weekend or holiday overtime may be needed

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, dental, disability, and vision plans
• Railroad Retirement
• pension benefit plans
• personal days after 120 days of employment.

Why this role

Work schedule is Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with a half-hour unpaid lunch; mandatory weekend or holiday overtime may rarely be necessary. Requires a high school diploma, accounting coursework or equivalent experience, 30 words-per-minute typing, and Microsoft Office or relevant financial software proficiency.

About the employer

South Shore Line is hiring for this role. Industry: Short Line Railroads. Sector: 48.