Accounts Payable Specialist

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9

Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea:
To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit  and follow us on Linked In or Facebook for the latest news.

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.

Accounts Payable Specialist

The primary responsibility of this role is to process invoices using OnBase and JD Edwards systems accurately and promptly. The role involves receiving, researching, and resolving various routine internal and external inquiries regarding account status, and communicating the resolution of discrepancies to the relevant parties. Additionally, the position requires coordination with colleagues in the procure-to-pay process and the finance department to ensure information accuracy and compliance with internal policies and controls.

• Processing and analyzing invoices within our accounting and ERP systems.
• Valid 3-way matching
• Bill to/Ship to information
• Payee information
• Sales tax-related information
• Applying established policies and procedures to process invoices and payments to audit and SOX compliance standards
• Investigating and resolving problems associated with the processing of invoices
• Ability to process and follow up on rush items
• Assisting with monthly status reports and monthly closing.
• Performing other duties as required to support the Accounts Payable Department
• Preparing weekly and semi-monthly supplier payments, including checks, ACH, credit cards, and wires, for all PCB entities, while ensuring adherence to company policies
• Following monthly and year-end cutoff and close schedules to ensure accurate and timely recording of payments
• Assisting with the creation and maintenance of departmental policies and procedures
• Reconciling vendor statements, researching, and correcting discrepancies by applying appropriate accounting standards
• Reviewing, researching, and resolving items that appear on the Goods Received and Not Invoiced report monthly
• Resolving routine questions and problems, including complex issues, consulting with the supervisor and Senior Accounts Payable Specialists as needed
• Working cross-functionally with other departments and assisting as needed
• Continuously identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Assisting with systems testing and troubleshooting as needed
• Assisting with other assignments and projects as needed

• Make a visible impact on payment accuracy, supplier relationships, financial controls, and close activities.
• Build broad experience across invoice processing, multiple payment methods, reconciliations, reporting, and ERP workflows.
• Partner with colleagues across Accounts Payable, Finance, procure-to-pay, and other business…