Accounts Payable Specialist III Lead

General Summary

This position is responsible for all accounts payable processing, data entry, advanced reconciliations, department financial reporting, familiarity with mail processing and scanning, and serving as a department SME for process improvement projects.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Provide excellent customer service in a timely, professional manner to promote a positive interaction with internal and external customers to ensure that they experience the highest quality of customer service.
• Open and sort incoming mail to ensure AP documents are processed timely by each member of the AP group.
• Responsible for prompt and accurate data entry of all invoices into the AP automation system for electronic routing.
• Responsible for the prompt and accurate data entry of all manual AP entries into the company’s accounting system.
• Meet closing cycle for month end close in accounts payable to adhere to all periodic accounting deadlines.
• Responsible for disbursing all accounts payable checks and following related functions to ensure accurate and timely delivery of all payments.
• Perform on-line inquiries in the AP system to access detailed information for vendors and field representatives to ensure all inquiries are answered in a timely and informed manner promoting excellent customer satisfaction.
• Advanced knowledge of account reconciliations for both GL and vendor accounts to enable the AP department to handle a variety of customer inquiries.
• Able to run, create and analyze AP data and financial reports.
• Participate in project related activities specific to Accounts Payable process improvements as a department SME (Subject Matter Expert) to gain standardization and efficiency.
• Assist with internal audits and self-audits of all business functions to ensure that established internal controls are followed to maintain compliance with Company’s policies and procedures, including all Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.