What are the responsibilities and job description for the TEMP Accounts Payable Specialist position at Tina's Burritos?
Temporary Accounts Payable Specialist
Title: Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist
Department: Accounting
Position Description: The Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist is responsible for managing the Company’s accounts receivable process, which includes the timely collection of account balances. The AP Specialist is also responsible for performing additional accounting duties such as account maintenance, problem solving by researching transactions, continually analyzing and optimizing all AR and accounting-related processes, maintaining effective working relationships with all accounts and clients, effective onboarding of all new accounts and clients, and the timely research and handling of credit balances.
Essential Functions: Key job responsibilities for which the position is held accountable, other duties may also be assigned:
- The effective and timely collection of all client/account balances, ensuring all account/client payments are received within client terms.
- Effectively perform all necessary research relating to the collection processes, including the review of Company Sales Order/invoices, supporting documentation (bill of lading, proof of delivery, invoice, packing list, etc.),
- Ensure the effective handling of all credit balances appearing on the AP aging.
- The effective and proper application of all account/client payments according to established procedure.
- Maintain accurate and organized account/payment history records as well as locate and retrieve necessary documentation to support client payment and/or external auditor inquiries.
- Provide effective year-end audit support (as assigned).
- Effectively perform other general accounting duties (as assigned).
- Management Qualifications & Tools Required for Success:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in accounting and accounts receivable management.
- Extensive attention to detail to quickly identify process gaps/concerns.
- Excellent understanding of root cause problems solving methodologies.
- Proficient Excel skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a high volume, multi-temp, food production environment.
- Superior time management and cross-functional communication skills.
- Physical Requirements:
- Employee must have the ability to lift 50 lbs. onto waist-high shelves.
- Employee must have the ability to carry/lift to 10-55 lbs.
- Frequent bending at waist/knees
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands/fingers.
- Exposure to a multi-temp, QC-regulated, food production environment.
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