What are the responsibilities and job description for the 36 - Accounts Payable Specialist position at COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC?
Hourly Pay: $19.00
- 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/expense reports, recording entries.
- Prepares Drawdown spreadsheet using open invoice reports for all Head start/Early Head start/Childcare Partnership programs
- Prepares weekly check run and wires for vendor payment processing
- Credit card reconciling and payment processing
- Pays vendors by 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.
- Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances, preparing checks.
- 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 Training opportunities.
- Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
- Participates in yearly audit document processing
- Training new staff
Qualifications:
Accounts Payable Clerk Qualifications / Skills:
- Tracking budget expenses
- Attention to detail
- Thoroughness
- Organization
- Analyzing information
- Accounting
- Vendor relationships
- PC proficiency
- Data entry skills
- General math skills
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field a plus
- Previous accounts payable experience preferred
Salary : $19