What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Specialist position at Colson Group?
Location: Saint Joseph, MI
Position Type: Full Time
Status: Salary Non-Exempt
Job Summary
Responsibilities include supplier maintenance and the timely processing of supplier invoices and payments via check, ACH, wire transfer, and purchasing card. Maintaining the necessary procedures and processes to manage activities accurately and efficiently while maintaining appropriate internal controls.
Essential Job Functions
- Timely processing of accounts payable transactional activities along with ensuring proper expense coding.
- Support in maintaining accurate vendor information and conduct annual vendor account reviews.
- Provide various reporting, associated with company disbursements and payables.
- Creation of new suppliers and supplier data changes in the system.
- Support of month-end and year-end close activities for accounts payable.
- Reconcile credit card statements and oversee related controls.
- Payment processing through wire transfers, check, or ACH.
- Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.
- Payment run selections including obtaining approvals.
- Perform some cash/bank related duties.
- Primary point of contact for suppliers.
Knowledge
- Associates of Accounting required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience
- Experience with large ERP systems a plus .
- 2 years of accounts payable experience preferred.
Skills
- Excellent attention to detail and organization are a must.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proficient in Excel.
Note*
Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, this in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.
