Account Payable Specialist

Position: Account Payable

Location: Highland Hills, Ohio

Contract: Long term contract
 

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for completing back-office support transactions related to incoming or outgoing cash, related tasks, and to report any potentially fraudulent activity or other financial risks identified.

Job Qualifications:

• Previous work experience with data entry and balancing numbers.
• General Ledger experience is a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Job Responsibilities:

• Reviews appropriate reports for payment application or posting issues and corrects according to procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, contacting customers, end debtors, or others to reconcile remittance differences.
• Manages retrieval of data needed to complete posting of transactions.
• Provides support service to other departmental requests including, but not limited to, check copies and reports.
• Maintains records and logs of transactions as required
• Completes clerical tasks including, but not limited to, copying, scanning, mailing, filing, report distribution, and responding to emails and phone calls. Fulfills other duties assigned to support the general purpose of the functions.
• Completes processing of daily transactions activity, including incoming cash or outgoing cash transactions, to ensure they are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with department and company policy. This includes recording of information in appropriate databases.
• Evaluates transactions and alerts appropriate members of management of potential fraud or other financial risk factor promptly to ensure any impact on the business can be evaluated and appropriate action taken.
• Participates in meetings affecting area of responsibility to stay informed regarding risk factors that need to be monitored.
• Assists with special projects, such as year end audit prep, as needed.