Accounts Payable Associate

About the Company

For over 70 years, Global Industrial has been an industry leader providing private label and brand name industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America. We carry over one million industrial, material handling, and business products sold through our website, corporate sales team, and full-color catalogs. Our customers include small to large corporations, institutions, government agencies, and consumers across North America.

At Global Industrial, we’re One Team committed to delivering value and empowering our associates to grow. Our culture is built on meritocracy, pay for performance, a high say-do ratio, career growth, collaboration, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Thrive in a high-volume accounts payable environment, utilizing strong analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and drive timely resolutions.
• Manage competing priorities, adapt to changing business needs, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Play an active role in month-end and quarter-end close processes, proactively identifying and resolving issues, evaluating workflow challenges, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize the accounts payable function.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of how accounts payable transactions affect both the Profit & Loss Statement and Balance Sheet.
• Ensure accurate processing, reconciliation, and reporting while identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, strengthen controls, and improve operational effectiveness.

Requirements

• 2 years of experience with accounts payable processing preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel, including fast number/data input and VLOOKUPs.
• Extremely organized with strong follow-up skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work on multiple entities simultaneously.
• Ability to work in a small, team-oriented, client-focused environment.
• Strong oral communication skills.
• SAP knowledge is a plus.