Accounts Payable Analyst

About the role

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is searching for an Accounts Payable Analyst based in Phoenix, AZ. This role requires someone who is detail-oriented, analytical, and a creative thinker.

Responsibilities

• Process vendor invoices and credit memos, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to resolve intricate processing discrepancies and source missing information.
• Respond to inquiries from various levels of management both within and external to the organization, in a prompt, accurate, and professional manner.
• Provide general accounting assistance, to include supporting the accurate coding of invoice and credit transactions to the financial statements, supporting the identification of prepaid assets, accruing for unrecorded liabilities, and identifying taxable vs nontaxable transactions.
• Initiate workflow approval requests for pricing or quantity discrepancies and/or missing information.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve pricing/quantity discrepancies with limited supervision.
• Own the generation and analysis of month-end reports, ensuring timely and accurate reporting for the accounts payable function.
• Support the efforts of special projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in accounts payable, processing vendor invoices and credit memos in excess of 1,000 documents a month with high variability.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Experience interacting with external and internal customers supporting the prompt resolution of a wide variety of inquiries.
• General accounting knowledge.
• Proficient understanding of purchase order and non-purchase order processes.
• Proficient understanding of three-way and two-way matching processes.
• Nice to have: Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with accounts payable automation tools and software.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Experience with vendor set up and maintenance a plus.

Skills

Possess a willingness to ask questions and a desire to take responsibility for professional development.

Excellent written and verbal communication.

Strong customer service skills with an ability to maintain a positive, team-focused attitude.

Benefits

The company offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together.

Pay

$55,000.00 - $70,000.00

Schedule

Remote position available.