AP Specialist

Position: AP Specialist I

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This position is based in Salt Lake City, UT.

General Summary

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for all accounts payable processing, data entry, and familiarity with mail processing & scanning.

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 AP documents are processed timely by each member of the AP group.
• Perform prompt and accurate data entry of all invoices into the AP automation system for electronic routing.
• Ensure accurate manual AP entries in the company’s accounting system.
• Maintain the month‑end close cycle for accounts payable to meet all periodic accounting deadlines.
• Conduct online inquiries in the A/P system to access general information for vendors and field representatives.
• Assist with internal/external audits and self‑audits, ensuring compliance with company policy and Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements.

Education

• High School Diploma

Work Experience

• 0‑2 years of work experience

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Team player
• Attention to detail
• Working knowledge of Word and Excel
• Ability to work overtime as needed
• Ability to work independently
• 10‑key by touch typing

Physical Demands

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 regularly required to talk and hear, stand, walk, sit, use hands to operate a computer keyboard, occasionally reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

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

Additional Requirements/Skills

• Occasional travel

Benefits At a Glance

Granite offers a broad benefits package, including paid holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending plans, and programs for musculoskeletal health, mental wellness, and more. Salaried employees may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem Blue Cross, with 100% of the premium paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents. Employees can also opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

Additionally, Granite provides a 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately. Benefits may vary for positions located outside of the continental United States.

Base Salary Range

$36,827.00 – $55,240.00 (pay may vary based on experience, skills, location, and education).

About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers. Granite is a Drug‑Free Workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

The company considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and applicable laws.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including via mail address, fax, email, or direct employee contact, will be considered Granite property. Granite will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Granite will consider any candidate for whom an agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the agency free of any charges or fees.

Agencies must obtain written approval from Granite’s recruiting function to submit resumes and must do so only in conjunction with a valid, fully executed contract in response to a specific job opening.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance (Construction)

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