Accounts Payable Specialist III Lead

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Provide excellent customer service in a timely, professional manner to promote a positive interaction with internal and external customers.
• Open and sort incoming mail to ensure accounts payable documents are processed in a timely fashion by each member of the AP group.
• Promptly and accurately enter all invoices into the AP automation system for electronic routing.
• Accurately enter all manual AP entries into the company’s accounting system.
• Meet the month‑end closing cycle for accounts payable to adhere to all periodic accounting deadlines.
• Disburse all accounts payable checks and perform related functions to ensure accurate and timely delivery of all payments.
• Meet weekly deadlines for check runs to ensure that all AP documents due for payment are distributed by the due date.
• Perform online inquiries in the AP system to provide detailed information for vendors and field representatives, ensuring all inquiries are answered in a timely and informed manner.
• Execute advanced reconciliations for both general ledger and vendor accounts to enable the AP department to handle a variety of customer inquiries.
• Run, create, and analyze AP data and financial reports.
• Participate in project‑related activities specific to accounts payable process improvements as a subject‑matter expert to achieve standardization and efficiency.
• Assist with internal audits and self‑audits of all business functions to ensure that established internal controls are followed to maintain compliance with company policies and procedures, including all Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements.

• Associate’s degree in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of experience in accounts payable.
• Two years of accounting experience preferred.

• Strong knowledge of account reconciliations for both GL and vendor accounts.
• Advanced knowledge of E1 systems.
• Advanced Excel and Word skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Advanced analytical skills.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Self‑motivated team player with demonstrated leadership and teaching talent.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Deadline driven.
• 10‑key by touch proficiency.
• Ability to work independently.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is required to talk and listen, stand, walk, sit, and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach and lift or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Team player.
• Occasional travel.
• Ability to multi‑task.
• Problem‑solving skills.

• Paid vacations/holidays.
• Medical/dental/vision/life insurance.
• 401(k) with company match and profit sharing.
• Flexible spending account.
• Additional voluntary life insurance and disability coverage.

The company maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑hire drug testing. It is the policy of the company not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or because he or she is a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.