What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coordinator, Accounts Payable position at EPCOR?
21/1/2025
Coordinator, Accounts Payable
Based in Phoenix, AZ
Headquartered in Phoenix, EPCOR USA owns, operates and builds water, wastewater and natural gas infrastructure and is among the largest private water utilities in the Southwest and the largest private, regulated utility in Arizona and New Mexico. Today, EPCOR USA provides service to more than 360,000 people in 37 communities and 15 counties across three states. In addition to delivering regulated water and wastewater service to more than 350,000 people in Arizona and New Mexico and wholesale water services to municipalities in the Austin metropolitan area, EPCOR USA delivers natural gas service to customers north of the Houston metropolitan area. EPCOR USA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc.
The Accounts Payable Coordinator is accountable for data entry, balancing and filing of batches on a daily basis. The Accounts Payable Coordinator would require knowledge and expertise in resolving problems when matching invoices to PO’s and must be able to reconcile the vendor invoices to the receipts on the purchase order.
Detailed Description:
Reporting to the Manager, Accounts Payable, the Coordinator Accounts Payable is accountable for, but not limited to:
- Ensuring the delivery of optimal results against appropriate performance metrics including:
- Maintaining a standard error rate of 2% or less for data entry of invoices
- Meeting weekly and monthly deadlines
- Entering PO invoices, Non-Purchase Order Invoices and Recurring invoices.
- Responding to both internal and external customer inquiries in a timely manner.
- Processing holdbacks for major construction projects with suppliers.
- Ensuring accurate and timely entry of the monthly ADI uploads.
- Formatting spreadsheets and preparation of journal entries.
- Ensuring timely response to the Corporate mailbox and AP hotline.
- Maintaining Accounts Payable files.
Job Requirements:
- High School Diploma is required.
- Two-year Post-Secondary Diploma in a business related field (Accounting or Finance) would be an asset.
- Minimum of 3 years work experience in a large Accounts Payable environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft office suite.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Must have good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.
- Oracle experience would be considered an asset
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrable comfort in communicating with a variety of stakeholders.
As our best candidate you possess excellent problem solving and time management skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to respond to challenging requests for information. You have demonstrated experience in developing and sustaining internal and external customer relationships as well as creating and executing plans and solutions in collaboration with stakeholders.
Work Environment: Office and Hybrid environment.
Physical Requirements: Frequent sitting at desk, handling paperwork/files, and operating computer and other office equipment; frequent speaking, listening, seeing. Occasional lifting of up to 15 pounds.
EPCOR Water is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Candidates with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
