Accounts Payable Specialist

At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you'll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman's, and Pangburn's have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let's continue making chocolate lovers happy!
A day in the life…
As the Accounts Payable Specialist, you will be part of a team that processes PO and non-PO invoices for payment for all Russell Stover business units including Corporate, Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail and for our Lindt & Sprungli North America group. You will effectively manage high volume and high attention to detail work that is sometimes repetitive. You will also build strong partnerships with internal and external customers, work through problems independently, and have an eye for accuracy.
What you will be doing…

• Managing and processing purchase order and non-purchase order invoices
• Ensuring the accurate account coding, authorization, and timely payment of all AP related expenses
• Following all company established guidelines and policies
• Supporting the relationship between Accounts Payable, Purchasing and Operations; responding to financial questions/concerns to meet business needs
• Participating in the documentation of processes and procedures within the department

Do you have what it takes?
(Basic Qualifications)

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1+ years AP experience, including generally accepted accounting principles
• Strong personal computer and business solutions software skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with vendors, internal operations, and management
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
• Ability to work in the office 3 days each week, 2 days remote

Do you stand above the rest?
(Preferred Qualifications)

• Associates degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 1+ years accounting software experience; SAP and OnBase experience

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.
Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.
Make Happy. Work Happy.