Accounts Payable Associate

nVent Electric • San Diego, CA

69d • Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. In this position, you will experience end-to-end processing of invoices, from receiving and month end reporting to payment and reconciliation. You will check the invoice conformity criteria, review documents for reasonableness, and research/analyses as required. You will apply the accounting and fiscal procedures for booking the invoices, accounts reconciliation, and payments. Additionally, you will research and resolve invoice discrepancies with appropriate internal and external resources, ensure timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, and communicate accounts payable processes to others. You will maintain vendor statements, answer vendor and internal customer AP related queries, process payment information in accordance with the Company's payment terms requirements, review balance sheet accounts, and prepare reconciliations. You will perform a variety of AP tasks and projects as necessary, participate in process improvement projects, coordinate compliance within the team, and perform monthly follow-up reports for designated entities. Lastly, you will support the team in providing answers to internal and external customers and ensure that team activity is compliant with SOX and internal controls.

Requirements

• Business degree in Economics (Accounting is preferred).
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to handle high-volume of data entry with high accuracy.
• 3+ year work experience within Accounts Payable, with strong emphasis on PO/ NPO invoice processing and the 3 way match principle.
• Knowledge of MS Office suite, especially advanced skills of Excel.
• Advanced level of English.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end processing of invoices, from receiving and month end reporting to payment and reconciliation.
• Check the invoice conformity criteria.
• Review documents for reasonableness and research/analyses as required.
• Apply the accounting and fiscal procedures for booking the invoices, accounts reconciliation, payments.
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies with appropriate internal and external resources.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices.
• Communicate accounts payable process to others and provide input into processes to ensure a high quality of service.
• Maintain vendor statements and communicate with vendors when necessary.
• Answer vendor and internal customers AP related queries.
• Process payment information in accordance with the Company's payment terms requirements.
• Review balance sheet accounts and prepare reconciliation.
• Perform a variety of AP tasks and projects as necessary.
• Participate in process improvement projects as requested.
• Coordinate compliance within the team to timeline reports and checks for the designated entities.
• Perform monthly follow-up reports for the designated entities.
• Support the team in providing answers to internal and external customers.
• Ensure that the team activity is compliant to SOX and internal controls.

Benefits

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day.
• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work.
• Encouragement and support for the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide.
• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers.
• Benefits to support the lives of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree