SUN PHARMA Looking for Accounting Assistant at Chattanooga, TN Full Time

Chattem Chemicals (a division of Sun Pharma) is seeking an Accounting Assistant to join our team. This role reports to the Director of Finance and is responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical services. This includes processing and monitoring payments and expenditures. Providing these services in an effective and efficient manner will ensure that municipal finances are accurate and up to date and that vendors and suppliers are paid within established time limits.

Description (including all major responsibilities and special skills required to perform duties):

Perform the day to day processing of accounts payable transactions to ensure that municipal finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner.

Main Activities:

• Receive and verify invoices and purchase orders for goods and services
• Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures
• Prepare batches of invoices for data entry, adding accounts and cost centers
• Data enter invoices for payment
• Process all check runs
• Prepare vendor checks for mailing
• Prepare manual checks as and when required
• Maintain listing of accounts payable
• Maintain updated vendor files and file numbers
• Completion of paperwork to ensure new suppliers are added to supplier list; i.e. W9’s with contractor information
• Receive and data enter credit memos as required
• Prepare checks for employees upon receiving and verifying expense reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field of study
• 2+ years’ of experience working in Accounting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly detail-oriented

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. (Sun Pharma) is the fourth largest specialty generic pharmaceutical company in the world with global revenues of over $ 4.5 billion US Dollars. Supported by more than 40 manufacturing facilities, we provide high-quality, affordable medicines, trusted by healthcare professionals and patients, to more than 100 countries across the globe including the United States. Sunology is a combination of Sun Values and Ideology and is the way of life at Sun Pharma. Sunology is Humility. Integrity. Passion. Innovation. It represents our promise to all stakeholders including patients, physicians, and employees.

Sun Pharmaceuticals offer a wide range of benefits including:

· Generous PTO + 11 paid vacation days

· Highly subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

· Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

· Prescription Drug Coverage

· Telehealth and Behavior Health Services

· Income Protection – Short Term and Long Term Disability Benefits

· Retirement Benefits – 4% company 401k Match on Day One (100% vesting immediately)

· Group Life Insurance

·Tuition Reimbursement

· Wellness Programs

· Corporate Discounts on personal services: Cellular phones, Entertainment, and Consumer Goods

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees as assigned to this job. Nothing herein shall preclude the employer from changing these duties from time to time and assigning comparable duties or other duties commensurate with the experience and background of the incumbent(s).

We provide equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, military or veteran status, generic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.

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