Accounts Payable Specialist

Venteon and Harvard Resource Solutions are hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist to provide support in Southfield, MI. You will assist the accounting department by processing accurate, timely payments to vendors.

POSITION TYPE: Full Time, Direct Hire

PAY: $52,000 to $60,000 annually based on education level and years of relevant experience. PTO and benefits package provided.

Requirements of the Accounts Payable Specialist:

• Accounting degree is highly desired. Direct relevant experience will also be considered. Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is required.
• A minimum 4 years of accounting experience that includes Accounts Payable and expense report processing needed.
• Ability to reconcile accounts and vendor statements.
• Technical skills with MS Office (including strong Excel skills -VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP and Pivot Tables) and accounting systems required.
• Self-motivated individual who is organized and pays attention to details.

Duties of the Accounts Payable Specialist:

• Responsible for performing accounts payable activities, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices, expense reports, and payments.
• Retrieve invoices from multiple places, review accuracy of charges, apply expense codes and enter them into the system for processing.
• Obtain approvals to pay.
• Assist in processing and distributing payments via check, ACH and wires.
• Audit, review and process employee expense reports for payment.
• Reconcile vendor statements. Respond to and resolve inquiries from vendors and the internal team.
• Provide support for month end close activities including calculating accruals.
• Update and maintain vendor records in the system.
• Provide support for audits.

We treat all resumes with strict confidentiality. We will always contact you first before submitting your resume to our client(s) for review. If you do not receive correspondence, you are not a fit for this position.

At Venteon and Harvard Resource Solutions, our talent acquisition team is proud to provide our clients with the most qualified Accounting & Finance, Engineering, and IT talent in the industry today.