Accounts Payable Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration, or a combination of coursework and experience indicating the required accounting and accounts payable knowledge.
• 2–4 years of accounts payable experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of accounts payable accruals.
• Proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Applied familiarity with financial/accounting software packages or systems, such as DSL-Solomon, Dossier, Tower, SAP, Great Plains, PeopleSoft, or Ceridian.
• Commitment to continuous improvement in quality, quantity, and timely project delivery.
• Oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain purchase order logs or systems and coordinate proper purchase order approvals.
• Assist maintenance personnel with software used to track purchase orders, purchases, and expenses, and transfer that data into the general ledger/accounts payable system.
• Process invoices by reviewing and verifying coding and approvals, reconciling invoices to purchase orders, and entering properly approved invoices into the accounts payable system.
• Reconcile vendor statements to ensure invoices are received and processed for payment.
• Research and resolve problems or errors by reconciling invoice discrepancies with vendors and within the accounts payable system.
• Maintain good relations with vendors.
• Regularly assist the Regional AP Clerk with reconciling invoices, purchase orders, and operational systems for specific large expenses such as disposal costs and fuel.
• Assist the Regional AP Clerk in calculating monthly accounts payable accruals.
• Perform other clerical, administrative, and operational functions, including accounting support, operations, and customer service duties.