Accounts Payable Associate

Overview

For more than a century, Ben

E. Keith Company has been a leader in fine food and premium beverage distribution, consistently exceeding customer expectations.

Our Food Division is a multi‑state distributor, and our Beverage Division operates statewide in Texas, proudly distributing Anheuser‑Busch products, craft and import beer brands, spirits, and wine.

• Code invoices to be paid; maintain accounts payable duties for inventory purchased for resale.
• Maintain accounts payable files; verify accuracy of work performed by other accounts payable associates by reviewing posted voucher listings daily.
• Process voucher invoices received from vendors for product purchased for resale.
• Identify, resolve, all discrepancies between pricing/quantities for items received versus what vendors invoice.
• Work with merchandise department head on pricing discrepancies and with operations personnel on quantity discrepancies.
• Follow up on all open items to ensure timely resolution.
• Scan (image) all vouchered documents, including vendor invoice, receiving worksheets, bill of lading, packing slip, etc., at conclusion of vouchering process.
• Maintain complete and accurate listing of outstanding liability for inventory received but not yet vouchered at any point in time, by department.
• Support month‑end closing process by auditing said listing at month end and turning in for inclusion in month‑end closing support.
• Other tasks and duties as occasionally required by the needs of the business and as requested by Controller.

• Minimum two years of experience working in accounts payable or equivalent duties.
• Wholesale food service distribution experience preferred.
• Very detail oriented and highly organized.
• Outstanding computer skills.
• Accurate data entry skills, alpha and numeric, 10‑key by touch.
• MS Office Suite, Excel, basic Word.
• Mainframe and enterprise A/P software experience;
  People Soft experience preferred.
• Professional communication skills and excellent telephone etiquette.
• Self‑starter, able to work in a fast‑paced environment and schedule workload.
• High School Graduate/GED.

• Short and Long‑Term Disability
• 401K with matching contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and holidays
• Employee Credit Union

Ben

E. Keith (BEK) Company is one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the United States. We are a family‑owned business committed to supporting diverse communities. Our competitive employee benefits provide health and financial protection to employees and their families.

We have sought to create an environment in which the contributions of each employee at Ben

E. Keith are fully valued. This means more than simply treating one another with respect; it also means considering how all our people can positively impact the quality of the decisions we make about our business.

Here at Ben

E. Keith, we recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we want to do all we can to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. We believe our differences are also our strengths and we want to do all we can to use those strengths to find more creative solutions for the business challenges we face.

Ben

E. Keith is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.