Accounts Payable Associate

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Processes and validates invoices, ensuring accuracy and adherence to company policiesand procedures.
• Reviews and resolves invoices that failed to successfully process through OCR processing.
• Contributes to OCR invoice processing efficiencies by actively working to determine the rootcause of exceptions.
• Works with both vendors and procurement to minimize going forward.
• Assists with month-end, quarter end and year-end closing activities, including timely postingof vendor invoices and identifying required accrual entries.
• Responds to vendor inquiries and resolves billing issues in a timely and efficient mannerincluding the reconciliation of vendor statements.
• Collaborates with internal departments to resolve any discrepancies or inconsistencies ininvoice and payment records (e.g., resolve PO and receiving discrepancies related to vendorinvoices).
• Affords assistance in the reconciliation of Goods Received / Not Invoiced account.
• Ensures adherence to internal control processes related to invoice and PO processes.
• Affords assistance in the implementation of process improvements to enhance the efficiency andeffectiveness of the accounts payable process.
• Affords assistance with the AP team’s administrative tasks as needed (e.g., department email boxmonitoring, voicemails, opening/scanning mail).

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree achieved or seeking in Accounting or related field ispreferred.
• Five years of proven experience in an accounts payable or in a similar role.
• Experience with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology for supplier invoiceprocessing.
• Proficient in using accounting software, such as SAP, Cherryworks and Microsoft OfficeSuite.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Possesses strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.