Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Title - Accounts Payable Specialist
Location - Atlanta, GA 30339
Duration - Temp to Hire
Shift - 1st Shift

Job Description:

Summary/Objective

Accounts Payable assisting with the Documentation Control System. Invoices come into the system electronically and they are reviewed and transferred into the que for processing. Some have exceptions. They need a couple of people to assist with going through the exceptions and bringing it up to date.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.           Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience for leadership, branches and accounting departments.

2.           Perform the day to day processing of Accounts Payable transactions to ensure that payments are made in a timely and accurate manner to each vendor.

3.           Investigate and review invoices for goods and services that did not process automated through ERP system

4.           Ability to handle high volume invoice processing

5.           Ensure accurate processing and approval during invoice processing in compliance with appropriate policies and procedures, with correct application of taxes

6.           Reconcile processed invoices by verifying the supplier name, supplier remit address and dollar amount

7.           Identify, investigate and follow up on supplier accounts by reconciling monthly statements

8.           Provide urgent vendor reconciliation on accounts past due to ensure business is not interrupted

9.           Process wire transfers to suppliers, employee expenses, benefit payments, etc.

10.         Reconcile daily intercompany AP invoices from factory

11.         Process the payment of corporate purchasing cards

12.         Provide required documentation during internal and external audits

13.         Process consolidated invoicing for freight, utilities, vehicle leases, uniforms, etc.

14.         Process accounting cost corrections to jobs and projects to adjust costing if inaccurate.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. High School Diploma or GED required
2.  General Accounting knowledge
3. Proficiency in MS Office, O365 and 10-key
4. Experience with large ERP systems, preferably Oracle
5. High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality
6. Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
7. Effective verbal, listening and written communication skills
8. Effective organizational, stress and time management skills
9. Demonstrates a sense of urgency and follow up on pending issues to meet deadlines
10. Open to change and willing to learn new skills
11. Ability to work independently or as a team member