Accounts Payable Clerk

Duties and Responsibilities

• Process high volumes of invoices from physical and electronic sources while ensuring three way matching of all invoices including credits and research of all types.
• Communicate both written and verbally to ensure information is conveyed in a clear, concise, professional manner and for documentation purposes especially during audits.
• Work with vendors to automate processes and payments including conversions to electronic forms of payments.
• Regularly review vendor statements and perform all needed analysis and business partner communication to resolve open issues.
• Work with vendors to ensure proper processes are followed to allow for detailed audit trails.
• Ensure processing of payments is made timely and to the correct vendors ensuring any available discounts are taken.
• Work with operational team members for matters relating to goods received/invoice matching to include quantity, pricing, freight, and tax.
• Research and use all tools at their disposal to resolve discrepancies, concerns, or questions in general.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with vendors via timely and effective communication.
• Know how to prioritize workloads to ensure all duties are completed based on order of risk and know when to request assistance from manager.
• Knowledge of EDI processes and group purchasing organizations.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Requirements

• 3+ years of accounts payable experience
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines
• Attention to detail and accuracy

Preferred

• Experience in process improvement and implementation of best practices
• Understanding of accounting principles (accruals, revenue recognition, expense classification, etc.)
• Intermediate Excel skills and/or the ability to perform many common spreadsheet actions very quickly