Accounts Payable Clerk

Superior Auto Inc•Fort Wayne, IN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Superior Auto Inc., founded in 1975, is one of the nation’s largest, privately-held buy here, pay here automotive retailers with 71 locations. This position provides support to the Accounts Payable Department, involving tasks such as processing invoices, preparing check runs, reconciling vendor statements, setting up new vendors, maintaining tax spreadsheets, and preparing 1099s annually. The role also includes various other accounting tasks and provides backup for other members of the Accounting Department.

Requirements

2 years experience in payable processing.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Research and problem solving skills.
Associates degree in Accounting or equivalent experience in the Accounting field.
Required contact with all levels of employees, vendors and other professional establishments outside the Company.
Confidentiality – Check processing and access to financial information regarding payments and other business data.
Accountability – Control of company funds and purchasing when applicable.
Responsible for Company checks and payment of accounts.
High level of visual and mental concentration is necessary.

Responsibilities

Process invoices received from store locations and departments through purchase order, accounting, and paperless systems.
Prepared weekly/daily check run: verify, code and data enter all check requests and prepare checks for mailing.
Reconcile monthly vendor statements and research missing invoices.
Resolve issues through verbal/written communication with vendors and/or locations.
Set-up new vendors in the payables system.
Maintain a use tax spreadsheet for the various states.
Maintain vendors W-9’s and prepare 1099’s annually.
Various other tasks including, but not limited to; filing, running reports, and reconciliation of accounts.
Back-up for others in the Accounting Department as needed.
Performs other incidental related duties as required and assigned.