Technician - Accounts Payable

Overview

Utah Valley University is seeking a detail-oriented part-time Accounts Payable Technician to support accurate and timely financial operations. This role plays a key part in monitoring the payment process by researching discrepancies, determining departmental responsibility when purchase orders are missing, and ensuring invoices align with purchasing, pricing, and receiving documentation. The Technician works closely with vendors, departments, Purchasing, and Receiving to resolve payment delays, pricing variances, credits, and account balance issues, including tracking encumbered funds on purchase orders.

This position offers the opportunity to apply problem-solving skills, collaborate across campus, and contribute to efficient financial processes that support university operations.

• Coordinates and performs the payment process on purchase orders, check requests, auxiliary accounts, utilities, travel and interdepartmental transfers for departments and offices across campus. Prepares invoices for payment. Designate correct purchase order number. Verifies invoice amount and quantity, then input invoice into Banner.
• Organizes and maintains accurate bookkeeping and accounting control records. Communicates with departments, receiving, and vendors of any in compliance of purchasing procedures, and purchase order specifications. Assists with various other office duties.
• Handles and interprets vendor and departmental inquiries. Analyzes and sorts daily incoming accounts payable mail.

High school diploma and two years experience or a combination of post high school education and experience equal to two years.

Associates Degree

Knowledge

• Knowledge of basic accounting and record-keeping processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of monies control and security.

Skills

• Skill in basic accounting and record-keeping processes and procedures.
• Skill in monies control and security.

Abilities

• Ability to meet and deal with the public.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively to a diverse group or individuals.