What are the responsibilities and job description for the AP Assistant position at BUCKEYE FIRE & EQUIPMENT CO?
We are seeking an Accounts Payable Assistant to join our growing team!
Responsibilities
- Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
- Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice recording entries.
- Issues Checks to vendors after monitoring discount opportunities, verifying federal id numbers, scheduling and preparing checks, and resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation.
- Ensures credit is received for outstanding memos.
- Issues stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
- Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
- Maintains historical records by filing documents.
- Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
- Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
Qualifications:
Qualifications
- Strong attention to detail and organization
- Motivated, self-starter that can also work on a team
- High sense of urgency and ability to work 5 days a week 8am-5pm
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify, and address problems, meet deadlines
- Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel, Outlook, and Word
- Proficient Math Skills Proficient Data Entry Skills
- Previous Accounts Payable Experience Preferred
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