Temporary Accounts Payable Associate

Meet Us: King Arthur Baking Company has been sharing the joy of baking since 1790. Headquartered in Norwich, Vermont, we’re the ultimate baking resource – providing education, inspiration, and the highest quality products, all while fostering connections and community through baking. Our superior flours and mixes are available in supermarkets nationwide, and our direct-to-consumer business – website and retail stores – offers an even wider selection of specialty baking ingredients, mixes, gluten-free products, baking tools, and more. We bring baking education to millions of bakers through our cookbooks, podcast, recipe app, website, and baking school. We’re proud to be 100% employee-owned, which means everyone who works here has a real voice and a shared stake in what we do. This creates a strong sense of community built on trust, teamwork, and love of baking. As a benefit corporation, we’re committed to the best interests of all our stakeholders - employees, our local communities, our broader community of bakers, and our planet. Join us and help spread the joy of baking. King Arthur – where, as an employee-owner, your passion and ideas can truly make a difference.

The Position: The Temporary Accounts Payable Associate is responsible for processing all invoices, including finance only and purchase order-related invoices. The associate processes, validates, and issues payment once a week to business partners. Building and maintaining good relationships with business partners, includes monitoring email communication to a shared inbox as well as staying current with statements and payment inquiries. All associates actively participate in setting up and maintaining new business partners in the ERP. This role is expected to assist the Accounts Receivable team as needed, which includes rotating check deposits on-site.

The Benefits: As a temporary team member, you will be eligible for medical only benefits after three months and the ability to participate in the company's 401(k) program immediately. You will also receive generous discounts in our retail store and a great rate of pay with a generous shift differential for evening hours.

The Location: Hybrid combining working from home, and onsite in White River Junction VT roughly 2 days per month. Ideal candidates will be located within a 2–3-hour drive of our offices.

The Pay: $19.77 to $24.07 per hour worked; commensurate with experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Process all invoice types with the necessary approval and proper general ledger coding.

• Follow guidelines and best practices ensuring protection against fraud and accounting errors.

• Run and review Accrued Purchase Reports, resolving issues in a timely manner.

• Manage group email boxes related to accounts payable documentation and correspondence.

• Generate designated payment run journals, validate invoices, complete check delivery (printing & mailing), and submit electronic payment files.

• Address vendor inquiries regarding invoices and timely payments, including reviewing vendor statements and pulling data from vendor portals.

Accounts Receivable

• Assist Accounts Receivable functions as needed.

• Participate in weekly rotation to complete on-site Finance Tasks.

Experience and Education

• Associate degree or minimum of 1 year of experience in multiple areas of accounting.

• Demonstrates strong math and analytical skills.

• Computer skill requirements:

• Strong Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook & Access) and internet skills required.

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience is a plus.

• We value those who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experiences will help them transition into this role.

Competencies

• Teamwork and collaboration: Ability to work effectively as part of a team to achieve common goals.

• Communication: Clear and effective communication skills to create positive and productive interactions with team members, business partners, and management.

• Attention to detail: Ability to accurately follow instructions and maintain high levels of accuracy in tasks.

• Problem Solving: Ability to identify and work with teams and business partners to resolve issues promptly.

• Professional Discretion: Exercise discretion in communications and actions, especially when dealing with sensitive confidential information.

Success factors

• Genuine enthusiasm for King Arthur’s mission and products and a commitment to living our values.

• Is community minded gets involved, volunteers.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Safety

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical requirements

• This role consistently uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

• Ability to view computer screens for extended periods of time.

• Work environment.

• Office environment with most work performed at a desk and little exposure to excessive noise, dust, or temperature changes.

• Remote work environment that meets KAB standards for work.

• Safety

• Understands that safety is the responsibility of everyone at the organization and is responsible for adhering to/providing work in a safe and ergonomic manner, identifying unsafe conditions and correcting conditions immediately or reporting them promptly. Participates in safety and compliance training and safety and health programs.

Supervision

• N/A

Travel

• N/A

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive and safe work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors. As a proud Benefit Corporation, King Arthur Baking expects our employees to adhere to company-wide green norms and remain educated on company impact campaigns.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors protected by law. King Arthur Baking provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to participate in both the application process and during employment. Such individuals are encouraged to seek accommodations to allow them to apply for a position, participate in the application process, and meet the essential functions and requirements of the position.

Salary : $20 - $24