Accounting/Billing Clerk

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Date: May 9, 2025

Location: Sterling, IL, US

Company: Leggett & Platt

Sterling Steel Company produces over 500,000 tons of wire rod annually.   Customers have various uses for this rod, including Leggett & Platt making bed springs, which they invented.  Leggett & Platt is not only our largest customer, but after purchasing NWSW in 2002 they are also the owner.

 

It is the mission of Sterling Steel Company to be the Safest and Lowest Cost provider of Quality Steel.  

We are committed to conform to all established requirements and expectations of our customers and to a philosophy of Continuous Quality Improvement. 

Meeting these goals requires teamwork, dedication, and ongoing training from all our 275+ employees. 

 

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

 

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

 

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the aerospace, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile, and geo components industries.

 

Learn more about the history of Leggett: https://leggett.com/history

 

Bedding

 

The world leader in bedding technology.

 

Leggett & Platt has been the driving force in bedding components technology since inventing the bedspring in 1885. Now, we own more mattress industry patents than anyone in the world.

Springs, foam, adjustable beds, machinery – our Bedding businesses design, produce, and supply innovative sleep solutions that help you rest comfortably.

Learn more about Bedding Components: L&P Bedding Group

Job Title:

Accounting Analyst / Billing Clerk

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Reports To:

Branch Controller

Direct Reports:

n/a

Schedule:

M-F – 40 hours  

Location:

SSC Admin office

Overview:

Contribute to Sterling Steel safely producing high quality products at the lowest cost by

correctly and timely processing freight vendor invoices and customer billing.

Responsibilities & Duties:
  • Receive and review Shipping paperwork
  • Verify prices and shipment type on paperwork match entries in LPCS; research variances
  • Electronically send information to corporate accounting for payment processing
  • Receive packing slips from Central Storage and verify POs and receive shipment online
  • Send any unmatched packing slips to Purchasing for further review
  • Answer vendor calls regarding payment dates
  • Physically match paper copies of invoices with appropriate shipment paper
  • Make note of correct accounting distribution on invoice, scan and electronically send to corporate accounting office for processing
  • Enter and update journal entries in Excel using established pivot tables and formulas
  • Provide support or coverage to other positions in SSC Accounting department
  • Maintain physical files
  • Work on special projects when assigned
  • Continuously manage workload to ensure assigned tasks are completed by daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
  • Professionally communicate with employees, vendors, customers and corporate office via phone, email or in person
  • Communicate with Supervisor regarding assignments, training and questions
  • Efficiently utilize work time including self-assignment of  productive work without direct supervision
  • Consistently report to work as scheduled
  • Follow all related SJPs
  • Adhere to all SSC Policies and work rules
  • Comply with all SSC Safety rules
  • All other duties as assigned

 

Experience/Education:
  • 1-5 years work experience with at least a portion being in a professional office setting
  • Previous billing experience preferred
  • Exposure to manufacturing billing a plus
  • High school diploma required

 

Knowledge/Skills:
  • General understanding of billing and POs and basic math calculations
  • Proficient or advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel
  • Above average attention to detail and accurate data entry skills
  • Effective organizational skills
  • Ability to multi-task in in fast-paced environment while remaining focused regardless of nearby distractions
  • Able to collaborate with and support a variety of personalities on the Accounting team and throughout the Company
  • Work effectively independently or with others with and without direct supervision
  • Outgoing enough to initiate conversations in person or on phone
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to effectively read, write, understand, and otherwise communicate in English
  • Willingness and ability to learn, retain and apply new information

 

Physical Demands:
  • Dexterity to operate office equipment
  • Able to work seated at a desk working on computer for the majority of the day
  • Strength and stamina to maneuver around the administrative office
  • Able to drive to and walk in Shipping to retrieve paperwork occasionally
  • Lift up to 15 pounds

 

Tool/Machines/Equipment Used:
  • Computer
  • Phone
  • Printer
  • Scanner/Copier/Fax
  • Calculator

 

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Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

  • Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
  • Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
  • Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
  • Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

We welcome and encourage applications if you meet the minimum qualifications. Even if you do not meet the preferred qualifications, we’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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