Accounts Payable Specialist
Accounts Payable Specialist
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Job Description
Position Overview:
The Accounts Payable Specialist will be responsible for managing a portfolio of vendors ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices maintaining compliance with company policies and regulations and continuously seeking opportunities for process improvements. This role requires a proactive and detailoriented professional who thrives in a fastpaced collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Invoice Processing: Accurately review verify and vouch invoices for payment ensuring proper documentation and approvals are in place.
- Batch Payments: Prepare and process batch payments including checks ACH transfers and wire payments while adhering to payment schedules.
- Compliance: Maintain strict adherence to company policies legal standards and regulatory requirements.
- Vendor Management: Establish and maintain positive relationships with vendors addressing inquiries and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Dispute Resolution: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve invoice and paymentrelated issues professionally while maintaining firm but fair boundaries.
- Reconciliation: Reconcile accounts payable transactions and assist in monthend closing activities.
- Documentation: Maintain organized and accurate records of all accounts payable activities for auditing and reporting purposes.
- Process Improvement: Continuously identify inefficiencies within the accounts payable process and recommend or implement improvements.
- Proactive Communication: Promptly escalate any issues or delays that may impact payment processing to relevant stakeholders.
- General Support: Assist with adhoc financial and administrative tasks as needed to support the accounting team.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Experience: Proven experience in an accounts payable role ideally within the industrial manufacturing and B2B sectors.
- Accounting Knowledge: Basic understanding of accounting principles and practices.
- Professionalism: Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to handle challenging conversations diplomatically and assertively.
- DetailOriented: High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all work.
- ProblemSolving: Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues effectively.
- Optimization Mindset: A proactive approach to identifying inefficiencies and driving process improvements.
- Work Ethic: Reliable selfmotivated and capable of managing time effectively to meet deadlines.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency with accounting software (JD Edwards is a plus) and Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel.
- Communication: Clear and professional communication style with a commitment to proactive issue resolution.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
