What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable/Buyer position at GenConnect Recruiting and Consulting?
Location: Columbia, MD or Huntsville, AL
Reports To: Controller and dotted line to the Senior Hardware Buyer
GenConnect is in search of an experienced accounts payable/buyer. In this role you will support the performance of day-to-day accounts payable and purchasing for the various Company locations.
Responsibilities:
- Work as part of the team to support multiple locations regarding the procurement PO process.
- Execute, track, and expedite purchase orders and small dollar credit card purchases for materials and services from purchase request through close-out reconciliation.
- Ensure purchasing process is in compliance with and follows company policies, government regulations and public law in accordance with FAR/DoD requirements.
- Support multiple projects in parallel in an environment that changes quickly in response to in-house and customer needs.
- Communicate with requestors, engineering and technical teams, and suppliers.
- Work independently or as a team and take a proactive role to assure the items are completed on or ahead of schedule.
- Process employee expense reports and insure proper coding.
- Oversee Company credit card including issuance of cards, reconciliation, and accounts payable posting.
- Maintain employee vacation accrual records, 1099 contractor processing, bank reconciliations and new employee setup in the payroll system.
- Provide backup support to the Companys Staff Accountant.
Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree related to business administration, accounting or related field.
- 3 years of applicable experience in accounts payable, accounting and/or procurement.
- Experience with government contracting and requirements related to procurement and accounting.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with suppliers.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience, working knowledge, and understanding of government regulations including the FAR.
- Mid-level knowledge and experience of procurement in supporting government contracts.
- Experience with government contractor ERP software platforms such as Deltek Costpoint.
- Ability to adapt to changing work efforts and manage shifting priorities.
- Strong organizational workflow skills.
- Self-motivated and comfortable with redundant work and last-minute variety.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance