Accounts Payable Professional

Accounts Payable Professional

Lighthouse is looking for an individual who exudes a servant heart, has a good work ethic, a strong attention to detail, good communication skills, with experience in accounting or bookkeeping.

Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $20/hr Bonus opportunities.
Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Life insurance - with optional supplemental life
• 401k savings plan with employer matching
• Paid Time Off
• Employee discounts

Summary

Accounts payable professional helps keep the dealership current with their vendor payments while protecting the dealership from fraudulent charges. This position can save money for the dealership by taking advantage of discounts. This role also protects the dealership from errors in dealership and vendor accounts by reviewing purchase orders, packing slips, invoices and statements.

Essential Duties

• Receives invoices from Lighthouse departments, shippers, and receiving.
• Checks invoices against respective packing slips and purchase orders.
• Codes and posts invoices to indicate the responsible department or account (pro-rating as necessary).
• Records the coded invoices into the Lighthouse accounting system.
• Prepares invoices for payment, reconciling monthly statements.
• Reviews invoices paid on receipt so they can be filed by payment date.
• Checks invoices to be paid on a daily basis, processes payments—determining discounts that can be taken for payment.
• Requests checks to be printed. Updates records and disburses checks.
• Verifies the accounts payable schedule.
• Prints all accounts payable reports and maintains all accounts payable files.
• Communicates cash requirements for payable dates to the office manager.
• Audits freight bills against freight inquiries.
• Analyzes vendor accounts.
• Answers all vendor inquiries.
• Assists in monthly closings.
• Prepares analysis of accounts, as requested.
• Maintains a professional appearance and neat work area.
• Assists the Lighthouse Accounting Office, in a supportive role, by answering phone calls to the dealership.
• Occasional cashiering of customers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Detailed paperwork and computer file management make up the main activities of this role—Candidates should have:

• Strong clerical and administrative skills
• Good organizational skills
• A thorough understanding of MS Word, and Excel
• Analytical ability
• Ability to concentrate on detailed work.
• Good communication skills
• Strong mathematical skills
• Good problem-solving skills

Education and Experience

• Valid Driver’s License required.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• Associates degree in an accounting related field preferred but not required.
• One year of experience in an accounting, bookkeeping required.

Lighthouse Strategic Values

The following are Lighthouse Buick GMC Strategic Values; we recognize these strategic values as critical to our business success and are listed below in order of importance:

1. PRINCIPLES: The Bible will be our compass and our guide.

2. ETHICS: The implementation of Biblical Principles as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.

3. EMPLOYEES: Create an atmosphere where people like to come to work.

4. CUSTOMERS: Exceed customer expectations and we will grow "Customers for Life."

5. PROFIT: We are committed to perpetuating this business into and through the next generation, for the long-term benefit of all of our families within the organization. Profitability is the outcome of the measurable results of our efforts in the above values.

Lighthouse Core Behaviors

The following are the Lighthouse Employees Core Behaviors; we expect our employees to do their best to follow these with a great attitude:

• Create Customers for Life
• Share Lighthouse “love”
• Greet and engage guests
• Have integrity
• Build open and honest relationships
• Balance truth and grace
• Forgive
• Know when to lead and when to follow
• Have fun delivering quality work
• Pursue learning and growth
• Be humble
• Own the problem
• Be a positive team player
• Give my best
• Treat everyone with dignity and respect
• Support and hold each other accountable
• Be mindful of my well-being
• Maintain a healthy balance between work, family, community, church

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 42.5 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities
• Overtime pay

Experience:

• accounting or bookkeeping: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Morton, IL 61550 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Morton, IL 61550: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20