Accounts Payable Specialist

Duties:

The Accounts Payable Representative is a customer service-oriented accounting position that serves as the point of contact for assigned business accounts. They are responsible for processing various types of accounts payable transactions including data entry of vendor invoices and employee expense reimbursements. This position is also responsible for responding to vendor inquiries and interacting with internal and external customers in responding to inquiries or report requests.

Responsibilities:

• Daily review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
• Codes invoices to accounts and cost centres by analysing invoice/expense reports
• Serves as point of contact for assigned business units.
• Appropriately handles urgent/last minute payment request in a professional and timely manner.
• Works with vendors to resolve payment and invoice discrepancies.
• Monitors discount opportunities, verify Tax ID numbers, resolving payment discrepancies, insuring credit is received for outstanding credit, and obtaining ACH instructions for vendor payments.
• Receives, verifies and audits expense reports to ensure Associates are in compliance with corporate travel policy.
• Actively participates in key team-wide or department-wide initiatives to improve overall performance and support strategic initiatives
• Send out check Payments
• Match ACH pay cycles
• Process Expense Reimbursements
• Vendors Management
• Vendor Audit Reporting

Skills:

• Minimum of 2 years of work experience with Accounts Payable responsibilities required
• Microsoft Excel
• Experience with Enterprise Accounting Software, such as SAP, is preferred
• Prior experience in big companies is preferred.