Accounts Payable Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to apply accounting principles and handle analytical, evaluative, and advisory work requiring an understanding of accounting theory and practice.
• Attention to detail and ability to enter a high volume of data.
• Excellent communication skills when interacting with employers and vendors.
• Professional, friendly, and able to work well with coworkers as part of a team.
• Fluent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Office, and Outlook.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts and competency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of two years of previous relevant accounts payable experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Post business transactions, process invoices, and verify financial data for accounts payable records.
• Provide clerical support necessary to pay the organization's obligations.
• Maintain meticulous records of outstanding payables.
• Ensure the accuracy of financial documents used for payment, auditing, and tax purposes.
• Monitor payments to help ensure vendors are paid in a timely manner and protect the business against unintentional overpayment.
• Clarify questionable invoice items, prices, or receiving signatures.
• Assemble and review invoices for payment.
• Maintain copies of vouchers, invoices, and related correspondence.
• Type periodic reports and other records.
• Obtain information and data regarding invoice payments.
• Check vendor files for previous payments and assign voucher numbers.
• Reconcile bank statements.
• Perform daily bookkeeping and record keeping.
• Verify invoices against purchase orders and confirm goods or services were received before issuing vendor payments.
• Perform other incidental, related, and assigned duties.