Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist is the person given the responsibility of handling the accounting work associated with the accounts payable process, providing financial support to ensure vendors get paid for products and services rendered, and making sure that processes and internal controls of the area are executed properly.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The prospective candidate’s responsibilities will include the following:

• Perform 3, 2 and 1-Way Match and check for accuracy of PO’s and receipts.
• Paying vendors from PDF invoices received.
• Monitoring payment discrepancies, discount opportunities and documentations.
• Ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos.
• Charge expenses to accounts / spend categories and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
• Review and verify expense reports.
• Communications to Vendors and Business Units regarding payments / updates.
• Communications with the Cash team regarding check payments; reconciliations, stop-payments.
• Communications with Procurement Team regarding Purchase Orders; Receipts and/or Amendments.
• Prepare analysis of A/P accounts and monthly reports.
• Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
• Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
• Continue to improve the payment process.
• Identify improvements/development areas for projects within AP and other departments that we work with.
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

WHO YOU ARE / WHAT YOU BRING

• An understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting skills is required.
• A degree in any of the following is required:
  • Accounting
  • Finance or Economics
  • Business
• Conversational and business English.
• Experience in international company is preferred.
• 2+ years of previous experience in Accounts Payable, Procurement and / or other Procure to Pay related processes.
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, fast learner, team player, resourceful, organized. This position will be communicating with Business Units, Approvers and vendors on a daily basis, so it is imperative they are able to interact on a professional manner at all times.