Accounts Payable Clerk
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Accounts Payable Clerk

Overview of Position:

A key member of the finance department, this position will be responsible for various aspects of the payables process including invoice entry for goods and services (PO and Non-PO based), monitoring open/un-invoiced purchase orders, participation in the weekly check run, and responding to vendor payment status requests and related communications, among various other tasks.

Description of Responsibilities:
• Support the mission, values and vision of the company;
• Validate, organize and post accounts payable invoices in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.
• Participation in the weekly check run for management review and payment processing, with eventual objective to lead the process on a rotational basis with other team members.
• Analyze vendors statements to ensure timely payments, as well as be responsible for timely and professional interaction/communication with vendors regarding payment status requests, administrative issue resolution, etc.
• Work with general accounting department with month-end and year-end close as needed.
• Assists with year-end audit, as needed.
Requirements
• Highly skilled in Excel and Word;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality;
• Possess a high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Possess excellent organizational, planning and overall time management skills. Must be able to work on a variety of project simultaneously and prioritize work.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and employees within other departments to facilitate strong working relationships and a cooperative environment within the organization;
• Strong communication skills. Duties often include interaction with other employees within the organization and with external vendors to complete tasks efficiently and effectively;
• Strong sense of personal responsibility / accountability regardless of work environments, including working from home;
• Strong ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form;
• Accountable and dependable. Consistent in attendance and timeliness. Must be able to work a degree of overtime as needed to keep up with workload and assigned responsibilities.


Education and/or Experience:

Earned or anticipated Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university, preferably in Business Administration- accounting preferred

5+ years of experience within related fields preferred.

Hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 preferred.