JBP - Accounts Payable Analyst
About The Position
The Accounts Payable Specialist reports to the Global Accounts Payable Supervisor and oversees the day-to-day accounts payable function, including the full AP cycle workflow. The position is located in Houston, Texas, or Morgantown or Reading, Pennsylvania, and reports within Corporate Finance Management for J.B. Poindexter & Co. The role processes invoices and vendor payments, maintains and reconciles accounts payable reports, and performs month-end closing duties. It also works with other departments and vendors to resolve invoice issues, supports vendor maintenance routing, and assists the AP team and annual physical inventory invoice processing. Additional duties may be assigned as needed. J.B. Poindexter & Co. is a privately held, diversified manufacturing company with six operating subsidiaries and 60 locations. It forecasts more than $2.5 billion in annual revenues and employs more than 8,000 team members. The company states that it provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination and harassment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 3–5 years of Accounts Payable experience required.
- Experience with large ERP systems.
- Strong accounting skills.
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional time management.
- Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas, and lookups.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships.
- Ability to work overtime on short notice.
- Knowledge of computer operations related to JD Edwards screens or other accounts payable systems.
- Reading and math skills.
- Ability to identify and collect relevant information, generate alternatives using brainstorming techniques, assess options logically, and make timely decisions.
- Willingness to seek support from team members when making decisions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with JD Edwards and Intellichief.
- Bachelor's degree.
Responsibilities
- Process invoices in a timely manner using Intellichief and JD Edwards.
- Match invoices with purchase orders to create vouchers.
- Route invoices for coding and approval.
- Verify invoice amounts, quantities, item descriptions, and other details for accuracy.
- Process vendor payment cycles.
- Review and post batches.
- Maintain and reconcile the Received Not Voucher Report.
- Perform month-end closing duties, including verifying that invoices are vouchered, reviewing the Unposted Batches Report, and reviewing and reconciling AP Trade, AP Epayables, and AP Aging.
- Work with other departments to resolve invoice problems and discrepancies.
- Communicate with vendors regarding issues as needed.
- Ensure vendor maintenance for the Address Book is routed to the appropriate corporate personnel.
- Communicate problems, concerns, and suggestions to the Global AP Supervisor or Manager as needed.
- Respond productively to change and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
- Open and distribute mail.
- Manage invoice processing during annual physical inventory cycles.
- Assist accounts payable team members as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
