Accounts Payable Clerk

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Processes payments for vendors (checks, online or over the phone)
• Controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices
• Responds to questions regarding invoices, overdue bills and billing problems
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoices and recording entries
• Pays vendors by verifying federal id numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving invoice or payment discrepancies and documentation
• Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
• Maintains historical records by filing documents
• Affords accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Assists in handling vendor account problems and answers related to correspondence
• Reconciles and adjusts vendor accounts as appropriate
• Process monthly commissions
• Prepares regular periodic and special accounting reports
• Affords month-end and year-end activities

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Associates Degree in Business, or Accounting preferred
• Accounting & vendor relationship experience preferred
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written
• Great attention to detail, thoroughness, organization, analyzing information
• PC proficiency, data entry and general math skills
• Bilingual English & Spanish preferred