What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Specialist position at EDI Staffing, an EDI Specialists Company?
The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for day-to-day AP transactions including bills, checks, corporate credit card reconciliations, and various other transactional issues. The Accounts Payable Specialist must exercise discretion in executing essential functions and be able to work independently, following through on assignments with minimal direction.
Responsibilities:
Experience:
Responsibilities:
- Analyzes and processes accounts payable in a timely manner.
- Codes such items as bills, vouchers, expense reports, check requests, etc., with correct codes conforming to standard procedures to ensure proper entry into the financial system.
- Handles all vendor correspondence via phone or email.
- Investigates and resolves problems associated with processing of bills.
- Prepares check requests, requests for wire & ACH transactions.
- Reconciles various accounts monthly, bringing any discrepancies to the attention of the manager.
- Files, maintains, and distributes accounting documents, records, and reports.
- Assist in compiling information and preparing responses to auditors during the annual external audit.
- Performs other duties as required to support Accounting Department.
- Maintains a clean AP Aging with knowledge of all past due and upcoming urgent and non-urgent payments
- Recording and tracking of all accrued expenses in the General Ledger.
Experience:
- 5 years of Accounts Payable experience
- Wholesale/consumer goods industry experience preferred
- Strong skills with Microsoft Excel
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (GP) or Concur Expense Reporting systems helpful
- Strong organizational skills: a self-starter who can prioritize and multi-task.
- Excellent communication skills
