Contractor - Accounts Payable

The Friedkin Group•Houston, TX

About The Position

A Specialist, Accounts Payable under the leadership of the Lead, Accounts Payable will support the process to provide business essential, cost effective, charge-back services to associates and business units in the Friedkin affiliated companies. The Specialist will 1) process payments for goods and services for the Friedkin affiliated companies in a timely and efficient manner within the parameters of Service Level Agreements with business unit customers, 2) maintain and analyze accounts payable (AP) transactions in accordance with FBS policies. The Specialist also will take action to enhance cross-functional coordination and expand internal communications in the Friedkin affiliated companies while providing "World Class" customer service.

Requirements

HIgh School Diploma
3-4 Years experience

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree Preferred
AX & SAP Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

Process vendor invoices o Identify proper approvals. Maintain proper internal controls.
Review invoices for proper treatment of inter-company allocations when business units share goods and services.
Analyze invoices for prompt pay discount opportunities and proper coding.
Work invoices daily/weekly, coordinating as appropriate with FBS, Procurement, and Vendor/Supplier to resolve issues within established KPI’s for this process.
Perform quarterly and/or annual duplicate payment testing for identifying duplicated payments to suppliers. Resolve any identified duplicate payments with Lead, Accounts Payable.
Identify, research, and correct on-line invoice problems caused by unmatched Purchase Orders (PO).
Perform Supplier reconciliations on a monthly basis to identify reconciling item and follow up as required for resolution.
Coordinate with Business Units to help with their reporting and to identify customer service opportunities.
Resolve Supplier and Business Unit issues quickly; strive to satisfy Supplier and Business Unit.
Minimize referrals to management.
Fully coordinate and communicate actions within the enterprise.
May participate in or support project and process improvement teams.
Collaborates with co-workers and FBS leaders to leverage knowledge and experience to improve processes, procedures, and the work environment in order to eliminate inefficient and ineffective processes and procedures.