What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Specialist position at Antenna Research Associates Inc?
Company Overview
ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.
Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.
We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist who will be essential in ensuring that all reconciliations and transactions are accurate and timely processed. Your role will involve overseeing accounts payable processes, verifying and processing payments, and collaborating with various teams on related concepts
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Reconciling appropriate invoice using the three-way match (PO, Receiving, Invoice)
- Analyzing workflow processes
- Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts
- Review, analyze and respond to vendor inquiries and perform vendor statement and account reconciliations
- Assist in streamlining the AP process
- Collaborate with internal departments to gather, analyze and interpret financial data
- Charge expenses to appropriate general ledger accounts
- Assist in modifications of daily reports to increase efficiency
Position Qualifications
Competency Statement(s)
- Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities.
- Communication – Ability to speak, write, and interact with others.
- Job Knowledge – Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current.
- Dependability - Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains focus, good attendance record.
- Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products/services.
- Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality.
- Initiative – Ability to take on task before being asked.
- Decision Making – Able to reach a decision, takes thoughtful approach when considering options, seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions.
- Customer Service – Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve issues raised by customers.
Skills and Abilities
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Three to Five (3-5) years’ experience in accounts payable
- In-Depth knowledge of accounts payable principles and their relationship with accounting principles
- Experience with reconciling a three-way match (PO, Receiving, Invoice)
- DelTek/CostPoint experience
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel)
- Great time management and organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Team player, have a “can do” attitude
Education
Associate’s degree in accounting required, bachelor’s degree, a plus
Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender/ Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran
