Accounts Payable Clerk

Standex • Salem, NH

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About The Position

The Accounts Payable Clerk manages an assigned portion of Standex’s payable portfolio. The role focuses on completing payments, controlling expenses, resolving disputes, supporting trade finance, and maintaining vendor records in accordance with management’s policies and procedures. It requires strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills, along with the ability to contribute effectively to a team and demonstrate leadership skills.

The position maintains outgoing payment records, initiates vendor payments, resolves discrepancies, reconciles accounts payable transactions, prepares account analyses, and responds to vendor inquiries. It also works across functions and with Standex locations to support understanding and adoption of payment policies and requirements, reviews and forwards invoice information and supporting documentation, maintains territory-specific metrics, supports payment-process improvements across multiple divisions, and assists with monthly closings and periodic audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Technical competence with systems and reporting tools.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure, with a strong commitment to customer service.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with vendors, subsidiaries, and top management.
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Understanding of accounting for payables and ability to perform financial risk assessment analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in accounts payable, process improvement, customer service, manufacturing, and/or business environments.
• SAP/Epicor knowledge or experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain records of outgoing payments and initiate all types of vendor payments.
• Resolve payment differences and discrepancies through direct communication with vendors and Standex locations.
• Reconcile accounts payable transactions and prepare account analyses.
• Research vendor inquiries promptly and communicate with vendors and Standex locations by email, fax, or phone to resolve problems.
• Establish and maintain cross-functional relationships to understand the business and support adoption of policies, procedures, and payment requirements.
• Review and forward information and supporting documentation needed to enable invoice payments.
• Maintain and compile metrics for the managed territory.
• Assist in establishing and managing payment best practices for multiple Standex divisions, staying current on systems and system improvements.
• Assist with monthly closings and periodic audits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level