Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist

Our client is a leading financial services company and they're looking for a Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist to join their team. The Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist will be responsible for providing guidance, instruction, direction and enforcing corporate policy relating to accounts payable process and vendor management process. This individual will be a part of a team that maintains, develops, documents, and implements process improvements where appropriate in order to ensure the close and reporting process are efficient and accurate.

Main Responsibilities of the Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist

• The Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist will review invoices for proper coding, appropriate documentation, and in line with procurement policy.
• Review employee expense reports for proper coding, appropriate proof of expense, and in line with T&E policy.
• Review API invoices for proper coding, appropriate documentation, and proper approval.
• Review and post manual wire/ACH disbursement batches.
• The Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist will enter manual check request into the AP sub-ledger.
• Reconcile corporate credit card statement monthly.
• Process all company payments to be disbursed via check weekly.
• Process and maintain all new vendor set up to ensure proper documentation obtained before first payment is made.
• Reconcile AP sub-ledger monthly.
• Prepare 1099's filings.
• Reconcile, monitor, and journalize dealer participation charge backs.
• Review and dispose contracts that have come to term (natural dispositions).
• The Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist will work closely with the Accounting Manager to maintain invoice approval workflows, T&E approval workflows, and accounts payable vendor files.
• Coordinate with other departments and finance staff to assure smooth operations between the financial functions.
• The Sr. Accounts Payable specialist will also resolves discrepancies on vendor accounts by interfacing with other departments, vendors or contractors.

Preferred Qualifications of the Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist :

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• 2 years of accounts payable experience.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Experience with Great Plains