Accounts Payable Specialist

Overview

Provide administrative and clerical support by processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices, monitoring expenses, and keeping a record of it all for tax purposes

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Accounts Payable workflow system, including invoice intake, routing, approvals, and posting
• Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data
• Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Receives and verifies expense reports; reconciles expense and other financial reports with account balances and other office records.
• Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
• Support month-end and year-end close activities
• Understand expense accounts and cost centers
• Preparing bills, invoices and bank deposits
• Maintain toll account
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred
• 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Must be reliable and extremely trustworthy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software

• Work is performed while sitting at a desk and working on a computer for prolonged periods of time
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time