What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Specialist position at Morgan Olson?
Reporting to Corporate Finance Management, the Accounts Payable Specialist will oversee the day-to-day AP function responsible for the full AP cycle workflow.
Essential Job Functions:
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Essential Job Functions:
- Process Invoices in a timely manner through Intellichief and JD Edwards.
- Check Invoices with Purchase Orders to Match Voucher.
- Route invoices for coding and approval.
- Verify accuracy in the Invoice Amounts, QTYs, Item Description, etc.
- Process vendor payment cycles.
- Batch Review and Posting.
- Maintain and Reconcile Received Not Voucher Report.
- Perform Month End Closing duties.
- Verify all Invoices are Vouchered.
- Review Unposted Batches Report.
- Review and Reconcile AP Trade, AP Epayables, and AP Aging.
- Teamwork with other Depts to resolve problems and discrepancies in invoices when needed.
- Communicate with Vendors regarding issues when needed.
- Assure Vendor Maintenance to Address Book is routed to proper Corporate Personnel.
- Communicate problems, concerns, and suggestions to Global AP Supervisor or Manager as needed.
- Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
- Additional responsibilities as required.
- Open and Distribute mail.
- Manage invoice processing during annual physical inventory cycles.
- Assist Accounts Payable Team Members when needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Send to Erin.
- Strong accounting skills.
- Strong organizing skills.
- Identifies and collects information relevant to the problem. Uses brainstorming techniques to create a variety of choices. Selects the best course of action by identifying all the alternatives and then makes a logical assumption.
- Makes timely decisions. Reaches out to team members for support on decision making.
- Ability to maintain cooperative work relationships.
- Ability to work overtime on short notice.
- Knowledge of computer operations related to JDE screens or other A/P systems. Strong accounting skills. Reading and math skills.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 3-5 years of experience in Accounts Payable mandatory.
- Experience with large ERP systems. JD Edwards and Intellichief experience is a plus.
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills.
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, lookups).
- Self-starter with the ability to work both independently and on a team.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.