Accounts Payable Specialist

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as an Account Payable Specialist? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the Panasonic Energy team today!

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Shift:

Day Shift

Department:

Finance/Accounting

Job Summary:

The Accounts Payable Specialist’s work focuses on variety of tasks to help the Accounts payable team, including but not limited to invoice to PO matching. Invoice data entry/posting. Analysis skills necessary to carry out solutions for typical issues in accounts payable. The work also requires a skill in desk management and prioritization and should be able to handle volume. It also includes maintaining and managing the AP Mailbox. Vendor statement reconciliation, communications with the vendor to resolve invoices issues.

Essential Duties:

• Performs function of receiving, reviewing, processing and reconciling supplier invoices
• Uses 3-way matching of invoices, purchase order and packing slip
• Prepare vendor account reconciliations - supplier statements vs. PECNA Payables
• Ensure expenses are charged to the proper department and make any necessary reclassification journal entries
• Troubleshoot and resolve invoice discrepancies by working with Indirect Procurement, Receiving, Corporate AP and vendors
• Prepare supporting documents for month end accounting journal entries as assigned for month-end close
• Preparation of schedules and reporting and analysis as assigned
• Prepare journal entries for Invoice accruals and re-class
• Support/back up the AP team during personal time off (PTO)
• Other Data entry/data mining tasks as assigned
• During training employee is required to be on-site fulltime, afterwards hybrid working schedule is allowed as appropriate.

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education:

• Basic/Required: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent

Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of Accounts Payable experience, preferably in a manufacturing or similar environment
• Literacy with Microsoft Office, especially Excel spreadsheets and database functions
• Follows procedures put in place by the finance team to compile data into worksheets and databases
• Ability to use reasoning to solve problems that may arise
• Communicate effectively with fellow team members and members of other departments
• Utilize established resources to complete work efficiently and effectively
• Strong customer service skills including excellent verbal, written, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Responds to inquiries from other departments in a timely manner
• Capable of handling confidential information in a responsible manner
• Flexibility and multi-tasking capabilities
• Detail oriented
• Highly organized and able to follow a systematic method of performing a task
• Strong data entry skills
• Ability to collaborate with and form teams
• Ability to work with domestic and international teams
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English

Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable Responsibilities: 75%
• AP Mailbox & Desk Management: 25%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of SAP, Oracle or another fully integrated ERP system preferred but not required
• Build strong relationships and collaborate well at all levels
• Demonstrate ability to take initiative, successfully handle and prioritize multiple competing assignments, and effectively manage deadlines
• Resilient, self-motived and able to work well under pressure
• Alignment to Panasonic’s seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)

Physical Demands:

Physical Activities: (Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to)

• Sit: 65%
• Walk: 15%
• Stand: 15%
• Lift: 5%

Required Lifting and Carrying: (Required frequency is: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%)

• Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional
• Up to 20 lbs.: Not Required
• Up to 35 lbs.: Not Required
• Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:

Panasonic Energy prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

• Highly inclusive and class-leading healthcare options to include family planning, mental health, and pet insurance
• Employee assistance programs that support total well-being with complimentary session offered each and every month
• Company-matched and fully vested 401K retirement program that starts immediately from date of enrollment
• Annual bonus program, High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Simplified access to self-guided and representative-supported short and long-term financial wellness and retirement planning
• Educational Assistance & Reimbursement Program
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and associated employee resource groups that promote representation and belonging
• Leadership, career, and mentorship development programs opportunities at all levels across the organization
• Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events
• Collaborative and motivating culture routed in continuous personal and professional growth and much more.
• Shuttle rides to and from work!

Where You'll Be:

For our onsite roles, Panasonic Energy is committed to fostering an ideal working environment that goes beyond the conventional. We understand the significance of moments that matter in your onsite experience, and we prioritize creating a workspace that not only promotes productivity but also ensures a fulfilling and positive work atmosphere. Join us at Panasonic Energy, where your onsite presence is valued, and we strive to make each moment count in your professional journey.

Who We Are:

Meet Panasonic Energy! At Panasonic Energy, you'll do work that matters as we are dedicated to transforming the world through the acceleration of sustainable energy. By producing safe, high-quality lithium-ion batteries, you become part of a team that plays a crucial role in creating technologies that move us.

Our journey began in 2017, and now, as the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory, we are expanding operations to De Soto, Kansas, providing you with the opportunity to experience career growth in more ways than one.

As an innovative thinker, you'll thrive here, as we continually push the boundaries of lithium-ion battery technology and production capabilities to enhance efficiency and performance in EVs.

Being part of Panasonic Energy means positively contributing to society, aligning with our commitment to building a better world through sustainable energy solutions.

We care about what you care about, fostering an environment where your contributions make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation. Join us and be part of a team that values your work, encourages innovation, and actively contributes to a positive societal impact.

In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic Energy, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, submit your application!

Supplemental Information:

Pre-employment drug testing is required.

Panasonic Energy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America.

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