Accounts Payable Specialist I

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include but not limited to:

• Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence and Teamwork) and promote teamwork at all times
• Full cycle A/P, matching, vouchering, and GL coding.
• Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
• Prioritize invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms. Process check requests Match invoices to checks, obtain all signatures for checks and distribute checks accordingly
• Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies
• Assist in month end closing, generating monthly financial and management reports.
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices Utilizes computerized accounting software programs (AS400, APC, Excel, and Word) to perform duties and responsibilities.
• Generates and updates accounting statements and reports, coding and posting of receipts.
• Oversees customer accounts, accounts receivable write-offs and payment reversals.
• Develops automated spreadsheets.
• Assists in maintaining up to date financial records.
• Maintains vendor relationships.
• Will assist with other general office tasks
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to successfully perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Required:

• High school diploma/GED equivalent
• Two or more years related experience

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting

1. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• None

1. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Strong Computer skills in MS Office Suite, primarily Word and Excel

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is:

• Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally.

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

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

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the team member is exposed to:

• Typical office environment. Utilizes PC and other standard office equipment.

Core Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical - Collects and researches data.

Problem Solving - Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.

Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; Keeps emotions under control.

Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions. Teamwork - Gives and welcomes feedback.

Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions.

Ethics - Works with integrity and ethically.

Organizational Support - Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time. Judgment - Includes appropriate people in decision-making process. Planning/Organizing - Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives.

Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure.

Pacific Seafood University Required Training:

• First Ninety Days (Welcome to the Team, Diamond Philosophy, The Key Principles, and Star Method of Feedback and EAP)
• Safe Lifting
• Office Ergonomics
• Slips, Trips, Falls
• Safety Orientation
• Computer Work Station Safety
• Preventative Stretching
• Excel

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)