Accounts Payable Specialist

ITW • Appleton, WI

15d • Onsite

About The Position

Miller Electric, an ITW company, is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join their in-house accounting team in Appleton, WI. This role involves ensuring correct approval, coding, and matching of invoices and receipts, communicating with vendors to resolve accounts payable issues, and booking journal entries. The specialist will verify payment accuracy and maintain attention to detail. This position is a core leadership role within the accounting team, responsible for maintaining financial integrity and upholding ITW principles.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in accounting or related field
• Previous accounts payable experience
• Analytical and reconciliation skills
• Proficiency with Excel
• Strong problem-solving skills, prioritization, organizational and data entry skills
• Effective communication skills
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles and standards
• Must be a team player with a positive attitude

Nice To Haves

• Accounting in a manufacturing environment is a plus

Responsibilities

• Entering vendor invoices
• Resolve invoice processing issues
• Received not invoiced clean up
• Material invoice processing, 3 way match
• EDI processing
• Assist with projects assigned by supervisor
• Understanding sales and use tax law
• Be analytical, inquisitive, and precise in explanations
• Demonstrate a strong ability to understand macro and micro trends to quickly discern inaccuracies
• Help other employees understand how their decisions will impact financial results
• Identify, communicate, and train others on key business drivers
• Apply sound judgment to analyze processes, identifying, and acting upon opportunities to reduce complexity and simplify processes
• Perform related work as apparent or assigned

Benefits

• 401(k) match PLUS an additional retirement contribution
• 11 paid holidays
• 5 sick days
• Vacation time
• Company-Paid Insurance – Life, AD&D, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• Adoption reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree