Associate - Accounts Payable

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metal casting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

Specialty Minerals Inc., a Minerals Technologies company, is the largest supplier and global leader in providing Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) and Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) specially designed for customers' application needs.

Location: Bethlehem, PA

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Job Summary:

The Accounts Payable Associate
, under general supervision, is responsible for providing end to end support for the Shared Services Accounts Payable / Procure to pay process. Responsibilities include data entry of invoices into an electronic three way matching system for all MTI U.S. and Canadian plants, handling correspondence from suppliers, co-workers and other MTI employees, inquiring on payment information, exception handling and resolution.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Data entry of a high volume of invoices quickly and accurately
• Invoice approval, ASL verification, and routing invoices for additional approval when necessary.
• Payment exception handling requires an understanding of the Procure to Pay process, and strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Payment processing for all of the North American locations
• Resolve all bank inquiries or issues
• Handle large critical supplier statement resolution
• Process month end close and monitor all issues related to the close process
• Work closely with PTP team and other departments daily
• Works with our RTR team for problem resolution
• Processes request for payments as needed
• Process quarterly regression testing and audit requests
• Projects as assigned
• Special instruction processing
• Assist in monitoring and developing performance measures
• Suggest and help implement continuous improvement projects
• Work in a team environment coordinating work requirements and schedules with other team members
• Open mail, and scan into processing system

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned.

OE/Lean

• Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.

Note:

Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications/Requirements:

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education: Associate’s Degree in Business or equivalent experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must have prior experience in an accounting/accounts payable environment.
• Prior…