Senior Associate - Accounts Payable

Job Description

• The main purpose of this position is to accurately record financial transactions through payment of vendor invoices to ensure compliance with company policy and procedures.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Responsible for processing a large volume of invoices on a daily basis using receipt matching (MMS), invoice approval (IA), or no receipt (NR) information to ensure timely payment and utilization of cash discounts.
• Responsible for processing e-commerce invoices. This includes reconciliation of consignment inventory, unmatched invoices, and electronically mismatched invoices.
• Analyze and resolve disputed invoices, working as a liaison between warehouse personnel, purchasing department and vendors.
• Make decisions concerning taxability of tangible personal property based on various state laws and regulations and record the tax liability in general ledger.
• Review invoices for expenditure authority approval and record expense liability.
• Perform other duties and tasks as requested.

Required Qualifications

• General accounting knowledge with 5 years’ experience in Accounts Payable.
• Proficient with 10-key, Excel, Word and Lotus Notes.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Must be able to communicate in a professional manner with internal and external personnel.
• Must have problem solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple/simultaneous tasks.

Required Skills

• ACH
• General ledger
• Manufacturing
• Wire transfers