Accounting Clerk
Do You Have Accounting Skills and Want to Spend the Summer in Yellowstone National Park?
Yellowstone Park Service Stations (YPSS) offers some of the best summer jobs in Yellowstone National Park. Working as an Accounting Clerk at our main office in scenic Gardiner, Montana at the historic North Entrance to Yellowstone provides you with a truly unique experience. As an Accounting Clerk, you will be under the supervision of and assist the Accountant in performing the general accounting functions of YPSS. You will be responsible for compiling and calculating daily sales data and inventory from our seven service stations and four automotive repair shops in Yellowstone, greeting office visitors, answering telephones, and processing other employees as they arrive. An eager, friendly personality is a must. Many receive their first impression of YPSS from their contact either in person or on the phone with office personnel. We wish to project a warm and friendly but capable image. Applicants must be available for employment from mid May to late September. If hired for this position, you must provide proper documentation establishing your identity and eligibility to be legally employed in the United States and be willing to undergo a background and employment reference check.
Skills, Abilities, Experience, & Training Required:
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- One year of experience beyond the high school level is required.
- Exceptional customer service skills including the ability to work closely with other people in an office setting and project a professional, positive, and pleasant attitude both on and off duty with the public and team members.
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and inventory management techniques.
- The ability to operate a 10-key adding machine by touch (although this skill may be acquired on the job).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to clearly and effectively communicate with the public, office staff, location management, and park staff.
- Must be flexible and able to work adaptively in varying levels of business, from periods of fast-paced & high-volume phone call and radio traffic to slower times when individual initiative is required to complete mandatory daily bookkeeping and other office tasks.
- Comfortable operating computer-based systems and applications including Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word, and using accounting software like Quickbooks.
- Basic math skills are required to accurately audit sales reports.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are expected.
- Ability and willingness to learn and politely share accurate park information with visitors over the phone.
Daily Job Activities, Duties, and Responsibilities:
- Greet and assist walk-in visitors to our office.
- Welcome and help process new employees as they arrive.
- Potentially access personnel files for 70 employees which requires a mandatory confidentiality agreement.
- Audit daily sales reports submitted by location management.
- Discuss report results with location management.
- Post data to sales journals.
- Comply with current federal and state laws regarding compliance and data protection of credit card information.
- Dispatch wreckers and service trucks via 2-way radio and phone.
- Participate in audits and inventories of retail facilities.
- Handle customer and employee accounts receivable.
- Assist with accounts payable and prepare checks.
- Assist with payroll preparation.
- Prepare various sales reports.
- Perform inventory management.
- Answer telephones and direct calls appropriately.
- Share knowledge of Yellowstone with park visitors who call in seeking information.
- Undertake additional opportunities and duties as assigned.
Room and Board:
Office/warehouse employees are housed in conventional apartment units or house trailers in Gardiner, Montana. Bedding, linens, pillows, etc., are furnished by YPSS, but you may also choose to bring your own. Basic household equipment is also furnished - such as pots and pans, kitchen and cutlery implements, dishes, silverware, ironing board (but not irons), mops, brooms and a vacuum cleaner. No electrical appliances are supplied, such as coffee makers, toasters, fry pans, etc. Birds are the only pets permitted in the apartments or house trailers. Rental rate is $12.00 per day. All utilities are furnished, except for telephone service. Cell phone service is available. Contact us to determine if your carrier has coverage. RV sites are available on a limited basis. Please contact us regarding this option.
Compensation,Hours, and Dress Code:
The 2024 wage for Accounting Clerks is $18.20 per hour. Wages will be incrementally higher based on the applicant’s amount of training and practical experience. The YPSS main office is staffed from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., seven days per week. Accounting Clerks work 8 hours per day, five days per week, with one-hour lunch breaks and two consecutive days off. National holidays occurring between May 1 and October 31 are not observed in the YPSS office.
Our entire operation is quite informal, and this informality extends to the Gardiner office. Employees are expected to be neatly and presentably dressed, but this definitely does not mean business suits or attire. Open neck sports shirts, slacks, summer-type dresses, skirts, and blouses are appropriate for office wear. Blue jeans are permitted, although t-shirts with slogans are not considered appropriate office apparel.
Working as an Accounting Clerk with YPSS at our main office and warehouse in Yellowstone is an experience unlike working at any other office! Where else can you meet people from all over the country and world, while working in the natural beauty of Yellowstone National Park, where wildlife including bison, elk, and bears can wander by your office window at any time? With YPSS you’ll gain valuable accounting and clerical experience all while getting to spend the summer working in the world’s first national park - Yellowstone! Please contact us with any questions!
Take the first step in your Yellowstone Summer Adventure and APPLY TODAY!
