AP/AR Specialist
About The Position
As an Accounts Payables/Account Receivables (AP/AR) Specialist, you will be responsible for communicating with the department manager and customers/vendors regarding receivables and payables matters in a timely fashion, ensure integrity of outgoing payments & cash flow, and generating monthly statements. In addition, the AP/AR Specialist is responsible for booking payables/receivables in the system and processing payments to vendors. Top candidates must have strong attention-to-detail and multi-tasking skills with the ability to manage and analyze complex, high volumes of data, and be deadline-oriented with a high level of accuracy.
Requirements
- 2+ years of accounting, accounts receivables, accounts payable experience.
- High level of proficiency in Accounting Systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Experience in invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable best practices.
- Strong problem-solving ability and analytical skills including root cause analysis.
- Prior experience in cash management (collections, account reconciliations, payment processing)
- Prior experience in collections.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with excellent written, verbal, presentation and listening skills.
- Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
- This position requires physical stamina and the ability to regularly lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work long hours on one’s feet and regularly walk, bend, stoop, climb, and reach.
Responsibilities
- Understand customer and vendor order processing
- Ensures billings and receivables are correctly processed in a timely manner.
- Addresses and corrects any discrepancies in accounts or billings.
- Report all discrepancies to the manager
- Process all payment transactions such as ACH, wires, and paper checks.
- Data entry, validation, and processing of various types of invoices
- Retrieve third-party vendor contract execution by collecting W-9 forms and certificates of liability insurance, paying invoices, and preparing annual 1099 forms for distribution to vendors.
- Assist with all internal & external audit activity including planning, preparation, and data gathering.
- Assist with standardizing procedures to generate efficiency in-house and create internal templates to be used by the company.
- Adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Policies (GAAP).
- Maintain organization of all AP/AR documents and related information.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
