What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Processor position at First Bank?
About this Role
Join our Accounts Payable team as a skilled finance specialist, where you'll play a key role in ensuring efficient, accurate, and timely processing of payments and vendor relations. This hybrid position offers flexibility to work both in-office and remotely, supporting First Bank's commitment to operational excellence and strong vendor partnerships.
In this Role You Will
- Ensure Accurate and Timely Vendor Payments: Process daily vendor invoices and payment batches using the COUPA accounts payable system, maintaining precision and meeting deadlines across multiple payment channels.
- Drive Audit-Ready Procurement Operations: Collaborate with the Vendor Management team to support clean audits and streamline procurement processes for compliance and efficiency.
- Optimize Real Estate Spend: Handle landlord rent and CAM payments, conducting spend analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Maintain Reliable Financial Records: Oversee accounts payable and expense reimbursement systems, ensuring records are complete, organized, and audit-ready.
- Deliver Actionable Financial Insights: Perform daily and monthly account reconciliations and generate reports that inform decision-making and promote organizational effectiveness.
- Resolve Vendor Inquiries Promptly: Monitor the Accounts Payable inbox, research and resolve vendor questions, and facilitate communication to maintain strong partnerships.
- Support Regulatory Compliance: Review 1099 reports for accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Enhance Operational Efficiency: Promote digital engagement with vendors, drive portal adoption, and increase e-invoicing rates.
- Facilitate Onboarding: Set up new employees in accounts payable and expense reimbursement systems, ensuring smooth transitions.
- Execute Special Projects: Complete ad hoc analyses, reports, and special projects as assigned to support department goals.
Qualifications, Competencies and Skills
- Proficient knowledge of accounts payable processing
- Associates degree in accounting or finance preferred
- Minimum of 2-3 years related accounts payable experience required
- Preferred software experience: Coupa, PeopleSoft AP, Chrome River, Visual Lease
- Proficiency in Excel
- Adaptable and dynamic in a progressive, changing environment
- Strong technical, analytical, and recordkeeping skills
- Creative thinker with a positive, proactive attitude
- Able to work independently and collaboratively within a team
- Excellent time management, organization, and communication skills
Be a part of a growing company that is truly committed to its employees and clients. Consider joining the First Bank family. As a member of our family, you are part of one of the largest independent banks in the U.S. We are proud of our growth and success over the past 100 years and look forward to a bright and promising future.
Diversity
At First Bank one of our biggest strengths is the diversity of our people. Our mission is to capitalize on the diversity of our associates and promote personal and professional development throughout every area of the organization. We encourage diversity by actively seeking employees from various backgrounds, walks of life, and job skills. We strongly encourage you to apply whenever a First Bank job opportunity interests you.
First Bank is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
At First Bank, we embrace a hybrid work environment which allows employees to work at an alternative location depending upon the needs of their job and team. The in-office days are designed to inspire increased collaboration, development, productivity, and quick decision making.
Hybrid schedules should include at least three full days in the office with more or all in-office days expected of our client facing teams and the groups that support them in the business.