Accounts Payable Specialist

Description:

Primary Duties:

• Assemble, review and verify invoices and submitted payment requests, including flagging unusual requests/prices/etc.

• Enter invoices into financial system and prepare weekly payment runs inclusive of electronic transfers and checks.

• Reconcile accounts payable transactions

• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date

• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies

• Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries

• 1099 issuance and filing

• Sales tax Processing

• Monitoring and approving cash expense reports

• Assist in month end, half year and year end close processes

• Assist with preparing schedules and pulling supporting documentation for annual audit and tax preparation

• Miscellaneous: corporate tasks, filing, staff meetings, work with internal operations and matrix teams, other duties as assigned

• Ad hoc reporting and other duties as assigned

Fiscal Duties:

• Ensure accurate handling and accounting of all payables.

Preferred Education/Skills:

• Three to five years of related accounting and financial experience within accounts payable

• Highly effective written and oral communication skill

• Ability to manage multiple projects and work successfully within a geographically dispersed, matrixed environment

• Microsoft Office suite (advanced Excel proficiency required)

• ERP platform experience required; SAP Business By Design experience preferred