Accounts Payable Specialist

The Accounts Payable Specialist knows the Company’s systems and workflows of the procure-to-pay process to act as a subject matter expert to the internal organization. They are responsible for preparing and coordinating the weekly payment run through all approvals and preparing all wires, ACH, and check payments. They have strong communication skills to assist in monitoring and responding to requests and inquiries sent to the Accounts Payable email inbox as well as coordinating vendor onboarding requirements with vendor contacts directly. 

This role will be primarily on-site based at the corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC. This role reports to the Accounting Manager but will have ample opportunity to work directly with the Corporate Controller, CFO and other members of leadership within the organization regularly.  

Primary Duties and Responsibilities  

• Analyzing, verifying & processing invoices to match with corresponding purchase orders in a timely manner 

• Ensuring proper routing, coding & approval of invoices and purchase orders 

• Preparing reports for weekly payment selection and running full cycle payments upon approval 

• Monitoring the Accounts Payable email inbox and timely responding to all requests and questions 

• Performing high volume data entry leveraging the Yooz AP automation and PO application 

• Conducting high volume vendor and GL account reconciliations related to accounts payable 

Education/Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related discipline with a basic understanding of GAAP 

• At least 3 years of accounting or audit experience 

• Experience with purchase order system is a must 

• Experience with Yooz AP automation software (or similar) and Sage Intacct strongly preferred 

• Accrual & Prepaid experience a must have 

• Experience in the sports, entertainment and hospitality industries would be highly relevant for the role, but is not required. 

Skills 

• Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written and must be able to interact with internal and external vendors and various levels of management. 

• Attention to detail and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy 

• Understanding of US GAAP, accrual accounting, chart of accounts and full procure-to-pay process 

• Ability to demonstrate flexibility, agility and embrace change within a dynamic environment in a rapidly growing company is a must. 

• Strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills 

• Knowledge of or ability to learn Sage Intacct or other related financial software. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate-level skills in Excel.