Accounts Payable Associate

JOB SUMMARY

The primary function of this role is to process Accounts Payables for the Company.

This job requires attention to detail with a focus towards data entry, accuracy, and communication.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Matches invoice against online Purchase Order.
• Process invoices, employee expense vouchers, and other accounts payables into the general ledger system according to Company policy.
• Resolve discrepancies regarding price, quantity, and terms between vendor’s invoices and Company purchase orders in conjunction with Company Buyers.
• Review additions and extensions on all invoices, verify authorization for payment and assign priority.
• Print weekly checks and attachments.
• Process, print, and post emergency manual checks.
• Enter data into financial system from source documents. Verify data entered by sight verification and online edit procedures. Correct invalid or incorrect data as necessary.
• Verify state sales and use taxes, freight and shipping charges, payment terms, and discounting on all invoices submitted for payment.
• Respond to inquiries from employees, management, and vendors regarding invoices and / or payments.
• Prepares and maintains accounts payable reports and all accounts payable files.
• Assists with monthly closing duties.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of employees, government agencies, customers, vendors and suppliers.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and may be infrequently required to stand, lift, stoop, crouch, and / or reach. The physical strength rating of this position is classified as sedentary work which entails exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and color vision. Operation of a computer keyboard, headphones, telephone, hand calculator and / or a copier / fax machine is required.