What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Specialist - US position at Crane Authentication?
About the job
Crane Authentication is the world leader in brand authenticity and integrity, with a heritage spanning more than 40 years. We serve many of the world’s leading brand owners, licensors, and media rights owners (including around half of the Interbrand 100 Best Global Brands 2021) and are the only provider that addresses brand value and vulnerability across physical and digital domains. Crane is also a provider of high-security and compliance solutions to governments. At Crane, designers work with technologists, integrators, analysts, and domain experts to ensure solutions are brand-led, practical, and effective
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As a partner to businesses and governments, Crane Authentication offers expertise and cutting-edge innovations that protect and enhance products, secure identities, safeguard revenues, and enforce compliance. Customers from different business sectors and levels of government trust its team of 1,250 people for their expertise in R&D, security design, engineering, and data-driven insights. With a presence in 15 countries on three continents, the Crane Authentication team understands the regional nuances of the opportunities and challenges facing its customer
Position Summary & Objective
The Accounts Payable Specialist processes and analyzes accounts payable transactions.
Essential Functions Performed by the Position
• Verifies and pays invoices or employee expenses, executes check or payment runs, reconciles balances and maintains records.
• Sets up and maintains vendors or suppliers in the accounting systems.
• Perform AP account and vendor statement reconciliations.
• Administer P-Card program and expense review
• Ensures transactions are timely and accurate, and that expenses are accurately coded and allocated.
• Prepares journal entries and reconciles general ledger or bank accounts regularly, monitors cash flow.
• Responds to inquiries from vendors or employees and researches and resolves concerns or discrepancies.
• Assists in year-end or monthly/quarterly accounting procedures.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, SOX/internal controls.
• Assist with audits and 1099 reporting.
• Identify and drive process improvements.
Position Qualifications
Education:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field, or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree.
Experience:
• 2-4 years of accounts payable or accounts reconciliation experience
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Ability to identify and seek needed information/research skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Accounting skills.
Crane Authentication is an Equal Employment Opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. Crane Authentication is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.