Accounts Payable Specialist
About The Position
Why Work at Shaw? From the day you are hired, we support you in your career - providing new opportunities and allowing you to focus on the unique skills and value you bring to the company. As a member of the Shaw Team, you will stand out as a world-class construction professional. While we take our work seriously, we promote a fun, safe, supportive, and encouraging work environment. We also encourage work/life balance and community involvement for all of our employees. At Shaw, we believe diversity is what makes us unique as a company. Each individual we hire brings something different to the buildings and the relationships we build. We strive daily to create an environment where our employees feel supported and welcomed in both our company and the construction industry. We welcome new ideas, skills, passions, cultures, and backgrounds to create an even stronger Shaw culture. Thats why in 2024, The Denver Post named Shaw to the Top Work Place list for the fourth time. #WeAreShaw means more than just working at Shaw, it represents the diversity, safety culture and community of Shaw. Job Summary: The Accounts Payable Specialist supports the Accounting Department with various transactional accounting functions. This position interacts with various departments and requires discretion in confidentiality, excellent customer service, effective communication, problem solving, organization, responsiveness, attention to detail and follow through.
Requirements
- High School Diploma and 2+ years accounts payable experience required
- High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.
- Proficiency with 10 key by touch (greater than 8,000 keystrokes per hour).
- Strong customer service, problem-solving, organizational and communication skills.
- Professional, reliable and diligent.
- Strong interpersonal skills to promote strong working relationships with internal and external customers.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365.
Nice To Haves
- Construction industry experience preferred
- Familiarity with Colorado sales and use tax regulations.
- Familiarity with Viewpoint or similar accounting software.
Responsibilities
- Receive physical and electronic invoices, code (if necessary) or seek clarification on coding from appropriate party, enter into the accounting software, manage timing of payment, coordinate approval at the appropriate level.
- Research rejected payables and assist with resolution, as needed.
- Research aged and/or negative payables and assist with resolution, as needed.
- Review invoices for appropriate sales/use tax, seek correction by vendor where needed, accrue use tax as appropriate, file and pay use taxes monthly.
- Assist with 1099 reporting.
- Assist with various financial accounting tasks upon request.
- Assist with project cost audits and sales & use tax audits as needed.
- Assist with setting up reviewer groups as requested by project accounting.
- Perform account reconciliations, research any adjustments as necessary.
- Special projects relating to the implementation of new technologies and processes
- Other duties as assigned.
- End of year audit requests.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company contribution
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options
- Life and AD&D Insurance (company paid) and Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance (employee paid)
- Long-term Disability Insurance (company paid)
- Short-term Disability, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance (employee paid)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
