ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNTANT

About the role

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for day-to-day financial transactions including accounts payable, corporate credit card reconciliations, and various other transactional issues. The mission for our Accounts Payable Team is providing accurate and timely disbursement of payments to the clients' vendors that is consistent with regulatory requirements, policy, and appropriate internal controls while providing unbelievable service.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve issues with questionable invoice items or prices
• Sort, code and match invoices, expenses, and purchase orders to ensure proper entry into the accounting system
• Enter and upload invoices into accounting system
• Set invoices up for payment
• Verify and track expense receipts and process payments for submitted expense reports
• Prepare and process electronic transfers and ACH payments
• Prepare and perform check runs
• Obtain credit card receipts and invoices and match to statement
• Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records
• Reconcile accounts payable transactions
• Prepare analysis of accounts
• Maintain all vendor files
• Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries via phone or email
• Reconcile various accounts on a monthly basis, bringing any discrepancies to the attention of the team with a plan for resolution
• Produce monthly and weekly reports
• Assist with month end closing and reconciliations
• File, maintain, and distribute accounting documents, records and reports
• Perform other accounting department functions as back-up for the accounting staff
• Perform other duties as required to support the accounting department when needed
• Maintain confidentiality of organizational information

Requirements

• Combines a solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounts payable principles
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Possess the ability to effectively work both independently or in a team setting
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications

• Two-year accounting degree, four-year business degree, or two years of related experience
• Proficient with Excel pivot tables and functions
• Works well with standards, processes, check-lists, and structure
• Thrives in a team, flexible, family, fun and results oriented environment

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Effective in both independent and team settings
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to work under pressure

Benefits

• Generous benefits package
• Competitive salary
• Onsite day care
• Collaborative environment

Pay

Competitive salary – we will aggressively compensate the right person for this position

Schedule

Full-time position

Contact

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