Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Specialist
About The Position
Specialty Metals Corporation is seeking a detail-oriented, dependable, and organized Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Specialist to join our accounting team at our Kent, WA facility. This position is responsible for the day-to-day management of both accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including processing and verifying vendor invoices, matching invoices to purchase orders and receiving records, resolving vendor discrepancies, preparing weekly payment runs, maintaining vendor accounts, customer invoicing, cash application, and collections. The position will also assist with account reconciliations and daily and month-end accounting activities. This role works closely with our Controller, Purchasing and Sales teams, as well as customers and vendors, to ensure transactions are processed accurately and on time and that billing, purchasing, or payment discrepancies are researched and resolved promptly. The ideal candidate is someone who takes ownership of their responsibilities, has strong attention to detail, communicates professionally, and is comfortable researching discrepancies and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced distribution and manufacturing environment.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Accounts Receivable, customer invoicing, corporate collections, and Accounts Payable
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Professional written and verbal communication skills when working with customers, vendors, and internal teams
- Ability to research discrepancies and follow issues through to resolution
- Comfortable working independently while collaborating with other departments
Nice To Haves
- Manufacturing, distribution, or inventory-based business experience preferred
- Experience working with inventory transactions or inventory accounting is a plus
Responsibilities
- Generate, review and distribute daily invoices to customers
- Accurately record and apply customer payments
- Perform professional and proactive collections activities to ensure timely payment of outstanding invoices, while maintaining positive client relationships
- Prepare monthly A/R aging and daily and month-end reports
- Work closely with Sales and customers to promptly investigate and resolve billing and invoice inquiries
- Enter and validate vendor invoices
- Process weekly check runs, maintain vendor accounts and resolve discrepancies
- Assist the Controller with month-end activities and other accounting functions as needed
- Provide backup support for other accounting responsibilities as needed
Benefits
- Company paid employee medical/dental/vision benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Vacation – 1 week after 6 months, 1 week at a year, 2 weeks after 2 and 3 years, 3 weeks for years 4-9 and 4 weeks for 10+ years
- Sick leave – 1 hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked
- 7 paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
