Accounts Payable Coordinator

Who We Are:

Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day;

they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time ng part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Challenge is #Quality Driven and #People Powered!

Who We Want:

Provides financial, administrative, and clerical support by ensuring payments are completed and expenses are controlled by receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices and vendor debits according to established policies and procedures in an efficient, timely and accurate manner.

What You'll Do:

Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment

Process 3-way P.O. matching invoices

Prioritize invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms

Respond to all vendor inquiries

Reconcile vendor statements, research, and correct discrepancies

Process vendor debits

Assist in month end closing

Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and generally accepted accounting practices

Assist with other projects as needed

When and Where:

This is a M-F 8AM-5PM position located at our Corporate Office in Walker, MI Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

What You Need to Have:

High school diploma2+ years of Accounts Payable experience

College courses in Accounting

Experience with PLEX ERPAutomotive industry experience

Experience with multiple location AP processing

Has high standards of performance for self.

Takes responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes.

Is thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of work.

Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress.

Maintains positive relationships by constructively resolving conflicts.

Uses feedback from others to continuously improve performance and work relationships.

Moves within own and/or other work areas (flexes) to support plant flow.

Works with sense of urgency to meet needs of customers.

Has necessary experience, skills, and knowledge to perform all aspects of job; rotates through all job responsibilities.

Maintains knowledge and skills to perform job effectively.

Has ability to focus on benefits of change and see it as positive; approaches change or newness in constructive/objective manner; views change as learning opportunity.

Looks for good in others; works collaboratively with others; shares information and knowledge.

Is at work when scheduled and ensures coverage when absent; takes timely breaks/lunches; uses time wisely.

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Critical Evaluation:
Use an objective and balanced approach toward analysis and decision making

Detail-oriented and analytical

Self-motivated

Proficient with Microsoft Office