What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist - Accounts Payable (OC26011) position at TMEIC Corporation Americas?
Job # OC26011
Job Title Accounting Specialist – Accounts Payable
Office Location Houston, TX preferred
Business Function/Department Finance
Sales Territory, if applicable
General Role Description
Provide accounts payable services for a multi-entity and multi-currency international operation
Role Accountabilities
- Process supplier invoices and expense reports in the ERP Accounts Payable modules
- Research invoice discrepancies and make changes as needed
- Prepare weekly payment listing for Controller review and process approved weekly wire, ACH, and check payments
- Download cleared check data from bank and update outstanding check listing monthly
- Review internal and external financial records and reports, such as expense reports, check registers, outstanding checks, vendor records for errors or potential fraudulent activity or disbursement, and report to manager
- Perform intercompany accounts payable reconciliations, investigate and resolve variances, and ensure timely settlement
- Calculate and record foreign exchange revaluation gains and losses related to accounts payable, intercompany balances, and foreign currency transactions
- Monitor payment schedules to ensure timely invoice payments and capture early payment discounts, where applicable
- Respond to payment inquiries from vendors and internal stakeholders
- Close Accounts Payable (AP) module in ERP according to financial monthly and annual schedule
- Provide requested data for year-end external auditing
- Audit monthly corporate credit card reports to ensure accuracy and proper accounting, and perform month-end journal entries
- Test and implement ERP finance module changes and update work instructions accordingly
- Perform other accounting functions, when assigned
General Employee Accountabilities
- Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
- Give manager best advice
- Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
- Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
- Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
- Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
- Recommend viable improvements proactively
- Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes
Minimum Qualifications
- HSD or equivalent
- 4 years’ accounting/finance experience
- 3 years’ experience in ERP finance modules
- Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
- Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
- Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows
- Availability to travel less than 5%
Preferred Qualifications
- 7 years’ accounting/finance experience
- Proficiency in Oracle Finance Modules
- Accounting/finance experience in a variety of industries
- International accounting/finance experience
- Experience in other accounting/finance functions
Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website: https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.
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