Accounts Payable Payment Team Lead

4imprint • Oshkosh, WI

364d • $21 • Remote

About The Position

As an accounts payable payment team lead, you'll be providing efficient and effective leadership support to the accounts payable payment associates. Also, you will be supporting the accounting team by assisting with the accounts payable daily functions, performing various data entry and reporting duties, as well as interacting frequently with internal and external customers. After a period of in-person training and time working onsite with your team, this role has the option to work remotely (in WI only at this time). In general, this timeframe tends to be 3-6 months. Note that there will be situations when someone may choose or be asked to return onsite which would be coordinated and scheduled in advance.

Requirements

• 1 Year of Payments and accounts payable experience.
• Prior team lead or management experience is a plus.
• High school diploma. Two-year college degree helpful.
• Knowledge and experience in accounting-related functions preferred.
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Windows proficiency.
• Ability to reason and logical thought processes.

Nice To Haves

• Strong coaching and supervisory experience.
• Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively.
• Self-confidence.
• Enjoys teamwork and cooperation.

Responsibilities

• Perform all duties included in the accounts payable payment associate position.
• Ensure that all expense vendor invoices and payments are made timely and work to set up new vendors as needed including company credit card processing.
• Work closely with the senior accounts payment manager regarding 1099 reporting including W-9 information collection and retention.
• Responsible for ensuring that vendor forms are completed and retained as needed.
• Report and communicate with accounts payable payment associates regarding improvements and changes to help them meet/exceed their goals.
• Ensure that all statements from vendors are received and worked by the team each month and report any significant findings to the senior accounts payable manager.
• Coordinate training and daily schedule for accounts payable payment associates.
• Ensure confidentiality at all times.
• Identify opportunities to improve the processes of the position.
• Set up new vendors and update payment information for existing vendors.
• Maintain a current understanding of trends and updates in your role.
• Participate in training classes and actively seek professional development.
• Process and submit payments to vendors.
• Ensure that all information on remittance advices to vendors is accurate.
• Process freight invoices for payment.
• Responsible for timely follow-up to customer and vendor inquiries.
• Assist with entering vendor invoices as needed.
• Assist with completing vendor paperwork, including verifying banking information.
• Review and reconcile vendor statements.
• Assist in processing vendor credit memos.
• Process single and double vendor accounts payable invoices as needed.
• Assist customers and vendors with requests and payment information via telephone.

Benefits

• Work from home eligibility after training period.
• Drug-free workplace policy.

What This Job Offers

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