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Accounts Payable Specialist

Ted Brown Music Company, Inc.
Tacoma, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/25/2025

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for performing accounting and clerical tasks related to the accurate and efficient maintenance and processing of accounts payable transactions. The position supports six locations and reports to the Controller.

About us:

Ted brown Music is a family owned and operated one stop music source. Our doors opened in 1931, and we continue with an 93 year old tradition, facilitating musical needs. We are a local company with locations in Tacoma, Puyallup, Richland Yakima, Silverdale and Seattle. This has provided us with statewide name recognition and a leader for kids and adult music lessons.

Essential functions

- Review and verify invoices and check requests for satisfactory payment approval

- Sort, code and match invoices to supporting documents

- Enter invoices into the AIM system

- Reconcile accounts payable transactions and statements

- Verify cost and quantities on invoices

- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues

- Correspond with vendors regarding payments due and outstanding credits

- File invoices and maintain vendor files

- Track inventory history

- Capture all available discounts

- Process AP payments, including checks & electronic payments

- Identify payables belonging to the prepaid expense or fixed asset category

Competencies

- Organizing and prioritizing

- Attention to detail and accuracy

- Critical thinking

- Strong work ethic

- Communication / interpersonal skills

- Teamwork capabilities

Skills and Qualifications

- 2 years processing accounts payable

- Proficient in data entry management

- Microsoft Excel

- Understanding of the general ledger, prepaid expenses, and fixed assets

- Experience with accounting software

- Associates degree or accounting certificate preferred

Travel

There is no travel in this position

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct reports

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 for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional open floor plan office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printers/scanners.

Physical Requirements:

This position is predominantly sedentary. However, it requires routine use of office equipment fax, copy, and scan. While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, point, type and maneuver promotional items. The employee must also frequently lift and / or move items over 20 pounds. The working condition may be loud; due to consistent demonstrating of musical instruments and pro-audio equipment.

PTO Benefits for Full-Time Regular Employees

Full-time employees will receive sick leave at the rate of 1 hour per every 40 hours worked. In addition, full time employees will receive 1 week of vacation accrued at the rate of 1.54 hours each pay period for two years. After the two-year anniversary occurs, employees will accrue 3.08 hours each pay period or two weeks of vacation each year. Once the employee reaches 7 years, vacation time will be accrued at 4.62 hours per pay period or three weeks per year. Sick leave and vacation time can be used as accrued with no waiting period.

Medical Benefits for Full-Time Regular Employees

In addition to your salary, Ted Brown Music offers a competitive benefit package of medical, vision, voluntary dental, 401K, six paid holidays, sick leave, and one week vacation. Eligible dependents can be added to all medical for an additional cost. You will become eligible for benefits on the first of the month following 60 days of full-time employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

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

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime

Supplemental Pay:

  • Overtime pay

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25 - $27

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