Specialist, Accounts Payable (Temporary Six-Month Maternity Coverage)

Growve•Salt Lake City, UT

18d•Onsite

About The Position

In this onsite role, the Accounts Payable Specialist will support the efficient flow of Accounts Payable operations by ensuring timely, accurate processing of vendor invoices and payments while maintaining strong internal controls and confidentiality. This is a temporary, six-month position (coverage during maternity leave).

Requirements

2+ years of accounts payable experience is required.
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills are required. Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, and XLOOKUP, preferred.
Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new accounting software.
Must possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail with accurate data entry skills are required.
A proactive work ethic combined with strong problem-solving abilities.
Skilled in maintaining accurate and confidential records.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong emphasis on phone communication.
Experience building and maintaining positive conversations and relationships with internal teams and vendors.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MS Dynamics 365 is a plus.

Responsibilities

Receive, review, and process invoices with accuracy and efficiency.
Facilitate vendor payments, including verification of required documentation, resolution of discrepancies, and review of purchase orders.
Monitor outstanding obligations, apply credits, identify discount opportunities and issue amendments or stop-payment orders as needed.
Assist with opening, sorting, scanning, and distributing incoming mail to the appropriate departments.
Retrieve and process invoices from online vendor portals.
Verify and reconcile processed work by comparing entries and system reports.
Charge expenses to appropriate accounts and cost centers through accurate analysis and coding.
Analysis and coding.
Resolve Invoice, contract, or purchase order discrepancies.
Reconcile monthly vendor statements to ensure accurate account balances and credits.
Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting transactions.
Protect confidentiality information and always uphold company standards.
Participate in ongoing training to maintain job knowledge.
Provide additional company/office duties as needed.