What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Technician position at Finance?
General Description:
The Accounts Payable Technician performs data entry and accounting functions in
order to facilitate the overall efficiency of the Finance Department in the area of
Accounts Payable.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
? Processes invoices for payment submitted by vendors, outside agencies, internal
departments, and individuals
? Oversees a three-way match of invoices, receivers, and purchase orders within
the financial management system
? Audits data received for proper pricing, calculations, and authorized approvals;
requests and/or adjust as needed
? Researches and resolves a variety of routine internal and external inquiries
concerning invoices, and account status, including communicating the resolution
? Researches and resolves returned and outstanding checks and duplicate
payments
? Scans, files, and maintains vendor payment files, accounting documents,
records, and reports
? Analyzes the Invoice Error report daily; works with vendors and departmental
administrators as necessary to ensure timely resolution of errors
? Interprets official finance and purchasing policies and procedures and routinely
communicates with or answers questions of vendors, individual employees, and
school/department staff to resolve issues of concern
? Updates and maintains comprehensive procedures manual for assigned tasks
? Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development by keeping
current with the literature and new research findings.
? Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related tasks as needed or
assigned.
Qualifications:
? High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree in the area of
Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field preferred
? At least three years of accounts payable experience, including data entry
? An understanding of the vendor life cycle and the three-way match process
? Excellent customer service, planning, and time management skills
? Outstanding interpersonal, teamwork, and communication skills
? Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills,
including a keen attention to detail
? Proficiency in using Microsoft Office products, Google applications, and other
business solutions software
? Bilingual/fluency in Spanish preferred
Salary : $44,065 - $67,769
