Accounts Payable Senior

King's Hawaiian Bakery•Torrance, CA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long-term health and well-being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana! Working under limited supervision, the Accounts Payable Senior will provide support to the Accounts Payable team and will be responsible for AP related administrative functions including, but not limited to, processing invoices and credit memos by 2-way or 3-way matches, reconciling vendor statements to keep accounts current, and serving as the first POC for all AP related inquiries with external and internal stakeholders. Employees in this position may interact with their leader when needed, to receive guidance and feedback. Some non-routine activities may require their leader’s advance approval, but routine decisions within the general scope of the role may be made independently.

Requirements

Ability to travel up to 5% of the time.
Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others; conduct working relationships in a manner acceptable to others and to the organization.
Proficient relationship-building skills, including the capacity to predict and manage behavior, build and leverage cross-functional partnerships within and outside of the organization.
Proficient knowledge of Windows-based business computers and Microsoft Office programs, specifically Excel and Outlook.
Proficient project planning skills, including the ability to organize, prioritize, and control job responsibilities to meet deadlines in an environment with overlapping and potentially conflicting priorities.
Ability to gather/scrutinize data to identify issues, opportunities, patterns, and sustainable business solutions.
Ability to assertively solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Knowledge of interdependence between Accounts Payable, Supply Chain, Receiving, Inventory, and General Ledger
Ability to activate and amplify aloha via King’s values of excellence, dignity, saying it like it is in a way it can be heard; and curiosity, collaboration, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence.

Responsibilities

Support three thousand active vendors accounts as it relates to AP.
Ensure all necessary vendor information is collected during the onboarding process, including proper payment terms and copy of signed W9.
Review and process invoices and credit memos with high volume conforming to standard accounting procedures.
Troubleshoot complex matters to ensure that errors and discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner and communicate result(s).
Perform bank verification for all vendors who are set up to receive electronic payments.
Perform ongoing and continuous validations to update & maintain current and accurate vendor master records.
Manage vendor relationships to resolve any credit hold situations identified through weekly/monthly reconciliation of aging statements.
Support Accounts Payable Supervisor with training/onboarding with new hires, providing audit related documentation & analysis, and processing weekly payment batches as needed.
Serve as backup & support the AP team by offering guidance, fielding questions & escalating up to the Accounts Payable Supervisor as needed.
Assist in month-end close, year-end close by running AP related reports & reconciling AP general ledger accounts.
Complete ad-hoc projects as assigned.
Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of this role.