Accounts Payable Clerk (KG)

About the role

The accounts payable clerk position pays a company's bills on time and ensures the company is being billed the proper amounts, codes and approves invoices for processing. This role answers accounts payable queries and reconciles supplier statements.

Responsibilities

• Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices
• Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries
• Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, verifying federal id numbers, scheduling, preparing checks, and resolving purchase orders, contracts, invoices, or payment discrepancies and documentation
• Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances; preparing checks
• Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions
• Maintains historical records by microfilming and filing documents
• Disburses petty cash by recording entries and verifying documentation
• Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
• Achieves accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed

Requirements

• Proficient in written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements
• Possess strong computer skills, able to read, write, and comprehend written instructional documents
• Function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals from a financial perspective
• Compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Apply concepts of introductory algebra and geometry
• Proficient Microsoft Office productivity suite
• Good organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task and prioritize, to manage multiple accounts
• Strong verbal communication skills, including active listening and telephone manner
• Interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution, for building strong relationships with suppliers, contractors, and business partners

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field preferred
• At least two years of related experience required

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to loud noises
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds at times
• Ability to stand, walk, and reach with arms and hands as necessary
• Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels
• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals