Accounts Payable Specialist

Taco Family of Companies • Cranston, RI

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees: A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward A need to create and to innovate.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of accounts payable experience
• Proficient in financial software or accounting systems
• Attention to detail, a commitment to accuracy and demonstrated organizational skills in a high-volume environment.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills with the ability to collaborate internally and externally to resolve discrepancies.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s Degree in Accounting
• Experience in manufacturing industry
• Intermediate or advanced-level Excel knowledge, including pivot tables and formulas
• Knowledge of ERP systems

Responsibilities

• Matches invoice to pack lists, identifies discrepancies, researches issues and works with internal customers (i.e. supply chain, cost accounting) and external domestic/foreign vendors to reconcile issues.
• Calculates and posts business transactions, processes invoices and verifies financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records.
• Utilizes Epicor Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to voucher, review and post a high-volume number of invoices.
• Runs weekly edit list to process weekly run and manual checks.
• Processes stop-payments and voided checks as necessary.
• Prepares debit memos for items returned to vendors.
• Obtains W-9, terms and conditions, and other necessary information from new vendors in order to provision in ERP system and assign supplier numbers.
• Solicits and receives monthly statements, researches discrepancies, and reconciles with suppliers and vendors.
• Assists with process improvement initiatives and special projects.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career development
• On-site training programs in our learning center
• Profit sharing
• Focus on family, health and well-being
• Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential
• Embraces and celebrates diversity

What This Job Offers

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