Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist - Contract to Hire

Perform accounting activities such as processing vendor and employee disbursements. Familiar with intermediate level accounting concepts, practices, and procedures within the accounting field. Perform some account analysis and journal entries. Work under general supervision yet have the ability to work independently. Provide some back-up support to supervisor. Responsible for accurately processing all invoices for the Mirion Technologies Division.

• Process vendor invoice for payment and review monthly statements.
• Enforce PO Policy throughout organization.
• Process non-POs and ensure accurate coding and approval.
• Ensure vendor master remit-to is accurate and add/update banking information as needed.
• Calculate and prepare monthly Accounts Payable accruals.
• Back-up to initiate weekly wire proposal and initiate wire payments in JPMorgan Chase website portal as well I/CO.
• Run weekly ACH payment proposals and obtain necessary approvals for release.
• Initiate weekly check-record proposal, obtain necessary approvals.
• Match up paid invoices to check copies and file. Mail checks.
• Perform AP balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review the open receiver report (GR/IR), resolve and correct receiving discrepancies.
• Answer vendor queries and research problems.
• Responsible for sorting and distributing the mail for the department.
• Review SAP exception and blocked report.

• Support efforts for internal/external audit requirements.
• Participate in SOX testing.
• Responsible for reviewing the accounts payable files and collecting W-9’s from applicable vendors.
• Perform archiving for the department.
• Participate in physical inventories.

• Intermediate knowledge of accounting procedures.
• Minimum 5 years of AP experience in Manufacturing.
• Excellent keying skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Must possess ability to change and adapt to new systems.
• Must be self-motivated.
• Must be deadline oriented.
• Must be well organized.
• Must be able to multi-task.
• Must be able to work independently on project related assignments & present feedback in an organized manner.
• Working knowledge of SAP is a plus.

• High School Diploma with 10 years of Accounts Payable experience in manufacturing industry; or, Associate’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration with 2 years Accounts Payable experience.

Seniority level:
Mid-Senior level

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:
Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries:
Manufacturing