What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Specialist position at The Armstrong Company?
Job Details
Description
As an AP Specialist, you will be responsible for communicating with the department manager and customers/vendors regarding receivables and payables matters in a timely fashion, ensure integrity of outgoing payments & cash flow, and generating monthly statements. In addition, the AP/AR Specialist is responsible for booking payables/receivables in the system and processing payments to vendors. Top candidates must have a strong attention-to-detail and multi-tasking skills with the ability to manage and analyze complex and high volumes of data and be deadline-oriented with a high level of accuracy.
Key Responsibilities
Description
As an AP Specialist, you will be responsible for communicating with the department manager and customers/vendors regarding receivables and payables matters in a timely fashion, ensure integrity of outgoing payments & cash flow, and generating monthly statements. In addition, the AP/AR Specialist is responsible for booking payables/receivables in the system and processing payments to vendors. Top candidates must have a strong attention-to-detail and multi-tasking skills with the ability to manage and analyze complex and high volumes of data and be deadline-oriented with a high level of accuracy.
Key Responsibilities
- Understand customer and vendor order processing
- Ensures billings and receivables are correctly processed in a timely manner.
- Addresses and corrects any discrepancies in accounts or billings. Report all discrepancies to the manager
- Process all payment transactions such as ACH, wires, and paper checks.
- Data entry, validation, and processing of various types of invoices
- Retrieve third-party vendor contract execution by collecting W-9 forms and certificates of liability insurance, paying invoices, and preparing annual 1099 forms for distribution to vendors.
- Assist with all internal & external audit activity including planning, preparation, and data gathering.
- Assist with standardizing procedures to generate efficiency in-house and create internal templates to be used by the company.
- Adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Policies (GAAP).
- Maintain organization of all AP/AR documents and related information.
- 2 years of accounts payable experience.
- High level of proficiency in Accounting Systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Experience in invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable best practices.
- Strong problem-solving ability and analytical skills including root cause analysis.
- Prior experience in cash management
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with excellent written, verbal, presentation and listening skills.
- Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily.