Accounts Payable Specialist

Responsibilities

• Receive invoices from vendors and/or Program Managers, review and then process them, using accounting software (Financial Edge) and standard company procedures to document purchases to assure maximum consistency of the information.
• Perform all coding tasks according to company purchasing policies so that accurate automated reports can be extracted from the information.
• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality with all job tasks in order to safeguard company knowledge and resource suppliers as well as industry positioning.
• Aid accountants by completing accounts payable tasks to support check runs, periodic projects such as month end reconciliation, spending analyses and audits.
• Analyze discrepancies with invoices and research information to discover the source of the problem, making sure all disbursements are correct and suggesting procedure changes so the problem is unlikely to happen again.
• Utilize clear and professional communication while performing job duties.
• Complete special projects on an as-needed basis.
• Responsible for maintaining records of AP files and documentation.
• Exercise integrity and transparency in financial documentation.

Qualifications

• PREFERRED: Associates degree or certificate in business. High school diploma required.
• 2-4 years' experience processing high volume Accounts Payable invoices in public sector.
• PROOF OF FULLY COVID-19 VACCINATION STATUS REQUIRED.
• Prior experience working with accounting software such as Financial Edge (Blackbaud) highly preferred.
• ADVANCED LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH MS PRODUCTS (EXCEL, WORD, ETC.) REQUIRED.
• MUST POSSESS A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
• HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND WELL ORGANIZED.
• VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED.

Salary

SALARY: $20.19/hr.

Schedule

SCHEDULE: Full time: Monday-Friday (8:30 am to 4:30 pm)