Accounts Payable Iii

Our client is seeking an Accounts Payable to work within their facilities located in Houston, TX for a 12-month contract.
Responsibilities:
 

• Assist with invoice processing & support as needed.
  
• Process TeamConnect eInvoices, manual invoices, non-legal invoices, foreign currency invoices, refunds, reversals, credit memos, cash calls.
  
• Resolve issues with Financial Shared Services Center on block payments, XRT payment trace request, foreign currency payment traces.
  
• Coordinate booking of year-end and monthly accruals.
  
• Create periodic and ad hoc reports from TeamConnect, SAP using PowerBI. Must understand the data and be able to explain it to others.
  
• Train new users on Service Now (SNOW) and invoice processes.
  
• Support and serve as backup for others on the team.
  
• Handle challenging LFA A/P inbox inquiries. Respond to internal and external inquiries regarding invoice, vendor and TeamConnect related issues.
  
• Function as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for LFA A/P to respond to audits. Must be able to explain the history of payments, systems, invoice processing, and approval process.
  
• Proactively identify issues for resolution before they become a problem (i.e., DOEA issues, BDC errors, Collaborati/TeamConnect/SAP Interface).
  
• Provide support on high-profile matters. Work closely in processing payments and managing tailored reporting structures that require absolute discretion and special handling. Payments are highly confidential, time sensitive, and require detailed attention.
  
• Responsible for the Major & Significant Report - Legal Reserves reconciliation process. Ensure legal reserves are booked and reported accurately from the various operating companies based on information in Team Connect.
  
• Provide support to Law Function Administration group in processing urgent invoices.
  
• Understand and know how to use the various systems: TeamConnect, iManage, PowerBI, SAP, Collaborati, EXCEL, etc.
  
• Train and assign Law Function Administration - Accounts Payable (LFA A/P) electronic mailbox inquiries to LFA A/P Analyst.
  
• Special projects as needed.
  

Requirement:
 

• Bachelors degree in accounting or finance.
  
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in accounting.
  
• Proficient in EXCEL, MS Office Suite, PowerBI and Outlook.
  
• Demonstrated experience applying accounting policies and principles to properly record, report and maintain financial data associated with operational activities.
  
• Demonstrated experience analyzing financial information, select and gather data, and recommend or determine a course of action.
  
• Strong commitment to maintaining collaborative working relationships with internal partners and external customers, including non-U.S. based colleagues working in other time zones.
  
• Ability to manage multiple job responsibilities, set priorities, maintain a high level of accomplishment, and implement process improvements.
  
• Ability to listen carefully and to use clear, concise oral and written skills to convey facts, present positions and interpret policies.
  

Qualifications:
 

• Accounts Payable / P2P experience.
  
• TeamConnect and SAP experience.