Accounts Payable Specialist

Hendrick Automotive Group•Kansas City, MO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for the entire A/P process from receipt of invoice to its payment, generating A/R statements for our dealerships, and generating associated journal entries. This role involves processing all accounts payable transactions, including bills, returns, and credit card charges, ensuring accuracy and proper classification. The specialist will reconcile vendor statements, respond to vendor inquiries, and assist with monthly travel credit card statements. Additionally, the role involves preparing daily cash sheets, assisting with General Ledger maintenance and reclasses, new vendor setup, and supporting the annual 1099 process. A key responsibility is generating A/R statements for charges paid by the corporate office on behalf of dealerships, gathering necessary support, and addressing dealership inquiries. The position also ensures necessary controls are in place to safeguard assets, assists in training and supervising office staff, supports annual external audit requirements, maintains effective employee relations, and ensures an organized, clean, and safe work area. The employee must record all hours worked accurately, follow Safeguards rules and regulations, demonstrate Core Values, and comply with Company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Previous experience in an accounts payable or general accounting role.
Working knowledge of GAAP.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Valid Driver’s License
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products.
Ability to learn the Accounts Payable subledger system and General Ledger system and additional web based applications utilized in operations or accounting.
Ability to understand and follow instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively with company personnel, financial institution personnel, and external auditors.
The position requires regular and predictable attendance.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel.
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
Ability to interpret financial reports and spreadsheets.

Nice To Haves

Associate Degree in Accounting

Responsibilities

Processing of all accounts payable transactions including bills, returns, and credit card charges ensuring accuracy of each bill and proper classification as expense or capitalizable item in accordance with our chart of accounts.
Ability to process invoices and payments with high level of accuracy.
Reconciles vendor statements and responds to vendor questions in timely manner.
Builds relationships and credibility with the vendors.
May assist with reconciliation of monthly travel credit card statements.
Prepares daily cash sheet
Assists in General Ledger maintenance and reclasses.
Assists with new vendor set up.
Supports the annual 1099 process.
Responsible for generating A/R statements for charges paid by the corporate office on behalf of the dealerships, gathering necessary support for those charges, and answering related dealership inquiries.
Ensures that necessary controls are in place to safeguard assets
Assists in training and supervising office staff
Ensures that annual external audit requirements are met
Maintains effective employee relations
Maintains an organized, clean and safe work area
Participates in required training
Records all hours worked accurately in company timekeeping system
Follows Safeguards rules and regulations.
Demonstrates the Company’s Core Values
Complies with Company policies and procedures
Observes all Federal, State, Local and Company safety rules and regulations in the performance of duties.
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Hendrick Automotive Group believes that its people are its most important assets.
Together, everyone achieves more.
We work as a team, best utilizing our individual talents and skills to reach a common goal.
Hendrick Automotive Group teammates help each other to balance their commitments to family and to the community they represent.
Our 10,000 plus teammates across the country are empowered and trained to be leaders within our organization.
At Hendrick Automotive Group we are defined by our integrity.
We believe in doing what is right for our fellow teammates, our customers and our corporate partners.
The core values of this company are what shape every action we take and every decision that is made.
Our customers are important to us. They’re family.
We genuinely desire for our customers to feel valued and cared about whenever inside our doors.
Every day, Hendrick Automotive Group teammates recommit themselves to exceeding the expectations of our customers.
The Hendrick name is synonymous with winning, at the dealership and on the race track.
We are committed to continuing the Hendrick tradition of success and performance.
Our teammates are empowered to overcome obstacles and do what it takes to satisfy our customers, lift up our fellow teammates and build profits.
The automotive industry is rapidly progressing.
Every day, Hendrick Automotive Group takes the initiative to find ways to achieve success through simpler, better, faster and leaner processes.
We work daily to invest in the improvement of our teammates and develop resources to offer opportunities for personal growth and development.
We strive for excellence in all that we do.