Accounts Payable Clerk

About Sun Country Airlines

We’re not your average airline.  We’re agile, resilient, and full of unique opportunity.  Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community.  Together, we’re making travel more attainable.

With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we’re a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world.  At Sun Country, you’ll be part of a growing airline and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.

Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at a great and growing company, as an Accounting Clerk you’ll enjoy these benefits and more:

• Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision
• PPO and high deductible health plans
• Health savings accounts (HSA and FSA)
• Dependent Care
• Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends
• 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family
• Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support

JOB SUMMARY

The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for accurate and timely accounts payable entries and working daily with accounts payable team members to implement process improvements in the department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Validate invoice data in Metaviewer (Accounts payable automation system) prior to sending invoices for approval.
• Mange exception ques in Metaviewer for invoices that need to be validated by the accounts payable team.
• Review hotel and car rental invoices for accuracy prior to invoice entry into a database.
• Prepare special handling requests and payment requests.  
• Assist with weekly check runs and wire payment processing. 
• Pick up daily mail to sort and distribute to the appropriate department.
• Assist with vendor follow-up on invoice questions and payment.
• Request vendor information for new vendor set up.
• Reply to internal and external emails in the accounts payable email box.
• Work with the AP team to gain efficiencies. 
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

None.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma required.
• Intermediate computer knowledge of MS Office specifically Excel and Great Plains Accounting
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management
• Organized, able to work alone with little supervision and collaborate on a team

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Account payable experience
• Ability to communicate effectively written and verbally
• Ability to work overtime as required
• Ability to work alone with little supervision or on a team

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Sun County Airlines respects and values every employee’s contribution to our business. We believe that an important part of our strength comes from our people and their array of perspectives. 

It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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