Accounts Payable Coordinator

Smithfield Foods • Smithfield, VA

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About The Position

As an Accounts Payable Coordinator within the Treasury Operations team, you will play a key role in supporting payment processing activities, with a primary focus on executing SAP payment runs. This position also supports several critical operational tasks including hog procurement-related payments, bank portal activity, resolution of uncashed checks, and USPS/Mail management. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; 2+ years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable or Treasury Operations, required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with a strong work ethic.
• Strong understanding of payables workflows and financial systems.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience with SAP and/or Basware, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• SAP Payment Runs: Execute scheduled payment runs in SAP, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal controls.
• Basware Research: Investigate invoice and payment status within Basware to support issue resolution and internal inquiries.
• Positive Pay & Bank Portal Activity: Upload Positive Pay files and manage transactions through bank portals; monitor and resolve discrepancies.
• Uncashed Check Resolution: Research and resolve outstanding or uncashed checks, including communication with vendors and internal departments.
• Mailroom Support: Sort and distribute incoming mail, including checks and vendor correspondence, ensuring timely handling.
• Hog Procurement Support: Assist with payment-related tasks tied to hog procurement, including coordination with internal teams and vendors.
• Vendor Communication: Respond to inquiries and resolve payment issues via phone and email, maintaining professional relationships.
• Month-End & Audit Support: Assist with accruals, journal entries, and internal/external audit requests.
• Document Management: Maintain accurate records in accordance with document retention policies; prepare batches for scanning and off-site storage.
• Special Projects: Participate in ad hoc projects and process improvement initiatives as assigned.

Benefits

• Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers.
• Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more.
• Our company invests in your future. We offer comprehensive training and professional development programs designed to help you reach your full potential.
• Through LinkedIn Learning, employees can access on‑demand courses, professional certificates, and skill‑based training to build capabilities aligned with career and business needs.
• Our partnership with GUILD supports your continuing education with tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs, while our leadership development initiatives nurture high‑potential talent.
• We also offer unique benefits like our Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children.
• Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement to team members who want to further their formal education by obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or by pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED