AP Bookkeeper - Agency Admin
About The Position
Enjoy making a difference? Join the team at FREE, enriching the lives of others, one individual at a time. Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) benefits and proudly supports more than 4,000 individuals with intellectual / developmental disabilities, mental illness and traumatic brain injury. It is the mission of FREE to support people of all abilities reach their full potential and thrive in their communities. FREE provides a diverse array of supports and services including: housing; recovery services; transition to work; employment; day, community and family services; respite; crisis services; education and after school support; specialty health services; and advocacy.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Related experience performing accounts payable tasks preferred
- Functional proficiency in spoken and written English
- Basic accounting skills
- Computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment with flexibility, keeping others informed and anticipating needs is essential.
- Must be efficient, well organized, detail oriented, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Understands and follows established policy and procedure as it relates to processing invoices for payment.
- Oversees a designated group of vendors and serves as the primary point of contact.
- Ensures that all required documentation is in place for the related invoice according to policy.
- Verifies invoice for accuracy (i.e. price, extensions, footings) for final preparation in processing payment, as applicable
- Codes invoices to appropriate expense accounts as applicable.
- Assists in the disbursement process as needed including printing checks approved for payment, maintaining check registers, and preparing checks for mailing.
- Communicates with vendors, including prompt response to vendor requests for payment/information.
- Ensures that all required documentation (paper and electronic) is completed/processed appropriately, in a timely manner, and meets quality and compliance thresholds.
- Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
- Always communicates in a respectful manner with all people including the people we support, supervisors, other valued team members, and members of the community.
- Complies fully with FREE’s confidentiality policies by holding in strictest confidence all information pertaining to members, residents, the people we support and their families, clients, providers, contractors, and employees.
- Meets all safety training requirements; adheres to all safety policies and reports any and all unsafe conditions; takes measures to prevent accidents and/or eliminate conditions that pose a safety or health risk.
- Coordinates, supports, attends and participates in all required events/ meetings/ reviews/ committees, including ones outside of standard working hours.
- Meets all job requirements and stays in compliance.
- Adheres to FREE’s standard of ethical behavior as outlined in the Employee Handbook and Code of Conduct as well as applicable laws and regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
