Accounts Payable Coordinator

Position Overview:

Ensures timely payments of vendor invoices and maintains accurate records and control reports. Responsible for processing of invoices, collection activities such as sending follow-up inquiries, negotiating with past due accounts, maintaining cash receipts and referring accounts to collection agencies.

Qualifications & Skills:

· Prepares and processes daily cash and check deposits.

· Reviews and posts receipts and payments to appropriate ledgers, spreadsheets, records, and databases.

· Prepares, sorts, copies, files, and mails/emails invoices, receipts, checks, correspondence, and other requested items.

· Audits invoices against purchase orders, researches discrepancies, and approves for payment.

· Prepares accounts payable checks.

· Investigates problems that vendors or purchasing agents have with obtaining payment for bills.

· Researches and processes charge backs, returns, refunds, freight charges, cost of lost or damaged goods, bad checks, and similar items.

· Answers accounts payable and receivable inquiries and follows up.

· Audits freight bills against freight manifests.

· Analyzes vendor accounts and negotiates extended terms with vendors when cash is restricted.

· Prepares analysis and summaries of accounts.

· Monitors accounts payable and receivable to ensure payments are accurate and timely.

· Assist in monthly and annual closings.

· Other tasks as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

· May require 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Willing to train the right candidate.

· Must demonstrate an initiative for success and a positive work environment, be dependable, motivated, and able to work independently.

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

· Must possess problem solving/conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

· Familiar with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, & Word), PowerPoint a plus. ERP experience (Epicor).

** Salem Metal is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $28.00 - $32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28 - $32