Accounts Payable Associate

Description

 Forney Industries is one of America’s longest operating family-owned welding and metal working product companies. Forney celebrated for over 90 years and introduced the first publicly available arc welder in the 1940’s. With such a longstanding history, it’s safe to say that Forney Industries has been there for welders and metal workers since the beginning of the trade. Headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company now offers more than 5,000 products for the automotive, hardware, farm and ranch, and do it yourself markets. Distributing products to all 50 states, Forney has an extensive customer network and is committed to providing the highest standard of products and customer service possible 

Employee benefits including: 401K and Profit Sharing. Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Pet insurance. Flex spending accounts as well as other optional plans. 

Hourly range: $26.00-$29.50

• You are uninspired by the “corporate-America” model, but love building strong coworker relationships while wearing jeans

• You are committed to the best Customer Service on the planet, and all the other employees in the company are your customers

• You enjoy seeing how your work impacts the organization

• You love accomplishing your daily task list as much as you love dogs

SUMMARY: Primarily responsible for all phases of accounts payable processing including completing payments and controlling expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices. This position enables the company to run smoothly by keeping accurate records of the company’s expenses and maintaining good supplier relationships.  In addition, this position will be responsible for any ad-hoc financial reports and analyses requested by management. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. All duties and responsibilities are to be performed according to established policies and processes.

• Audit invoices to verify accuracy and proper approvals according to expenditure policy to receiving report and purchase order using system automated 3-way match.
• Verify terms and process invoices in timely manner to ensure compliance with terms to take advantage of discounts and      ensure good vendor relations. 
• Respond timely to vendor inquiries, maintain good vendor relations and solve problems as necessary. 
• Review new vendor set up including address, contact, and 1099 information in system. 
• Generate and process AP checks. 
• Manage wire payment workflow and record related vendor prepayment requests and bills.
• Review pending vendor invoices and resolve any discrepancies.
• Review received not billed report and resolve any discrepancies.
• Sort PO and Non-PO related invoices.
• Understand and apply use tax to invoices where applicable.
• Month end review of monthly invoices to assist with A/P accrual calculation.
• Prepare and present monthly Vendor Aging trend report to Controller & CFO.
• Assist with internal/external audits.
• Ensure proper indexing, filing and electronic storage of invoices, checks, wires, and related correspondence for reference and audit purposes.
• Assist with A/P process automation.
• Work across functional boundaries to meet internal and external customer requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  High school diploma or GED equivalent and 2 years of full cycle Accounts Payable experience; completion of some college coursework or Associates Degree preferred and a general knowledge of accounting procedures and principles.  MS Office suite skills required.  Typing/keyboard/10 key by touch.  Independent worker with strong organizational skills.  Must be able to prioritize heavy work load.  NetSuite or ERP experience a plus.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or virtual on-line classroom. Problem analysis and resolution at both a strategic and functional level.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:  The ability to organize and manage multiple priorities. The ability to work independently, possess excellent analytical skills and enjoy detail-oriented work. Excellent PC/system skills. Proficient in MS Office suite. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Strong organizational skills. Good business sense. Maintain strict confidentiality at all times. Must be able to process a high volume of invoices with accuracy according to established daily, weekly or monthly timeframes.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a traditional office setting with occasional need to perform duties in a manufacturing / packaging/ production environment.

Please Note:  This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.  Duties, responsibilities or qualifications may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary : $26 - $30