Accounts Payable Specialist

Do you have a desire to work in a team environment? Are you organized and good at communicating within the team as well as outside vendors and customers? Join our team today!

Abide by the AgState Values & Perform the following functions:

• Work in a safe and efficient manner, according to AgState’s Safety Policy.
• Always utilize good customer service skills, when servicing and greeting customers, and when working with co-workers and other departments within AgState.
• Listen to and resolve customer complaints and concerns.
• Present a professional and pleasant response to incoming customer telephone calls, ensuring those calls are properly routed and resolving issues.
• Able to work within established systems, standards & procedures.
• Collaborative approach when working with peers in a multi-location setting.

• Retrieve messages from voice mail and forward them to appropriate personnel.
• Take and deliver messages or may transfer calls to voicemail when appropriate personnel are unavailable.
• Answer questions about organization and provide callers with address, directions, and other information.
• Welcome customers/visitors, determine the nature of business and announce/direct them to appropriate personnel.
• Process outbound and inbound mail and courier packages.
• Receive payments for services and products from customers and post amount paid to customer account.
• Prepare deposits in Control and deposit in bank(s).
• Perform other clerical duties such as filing, photocopying and collating.
• Demonstrate work habits that develop, build, and support the team concept within AgState.

• Review, sort and match invoices and check requests.
• Reconciliation of statements and payments through general ledger.
• Set invoices up for payment (data entry).
• Prepare and process accounts payable checks, wire transfers and ACH payments.
• Prepare analysis of accounts (vendor and balance sheet reconciliations).
• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Vendor file and 1099 maintenance.
• Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries.
• Assist in month end and year end closing.

• 2-to-4-year degree with an emphasis in accounting and/or 3 years of employment focused primarily on accounts payable and/or receivable. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Our values ~ RISE:
  Respect- ~ Integrity ~ Safety ~ Excellence **

• 401K Match or Defined Benefit (Pension) Retirement Plan
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Salary Continuation
• Long Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurance
• Career Growth and Development Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education Assistance
• Employee discounts and local discounts
• Paid Holidays
• Clothing Allowance
• generous Paid Time off Accrual

Equal Opportunity Employer - we work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage employees at AgState to bring authenticity to work every day.