Accounts Payable Coordinator

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At Babilou Family US, we are key players in a fast-growing industry. Reporting to the AP Lead, the primary goal of this role is to be responsible for accounts payable, processing and reporting on invoices on a daily/weekly/monthly basis for the Babilou Family US and all subsidiaries.

Our work is guided by our educational approach, Sustainable Education®, which bridges research and daily practice to help children thrive and lay the foundation for lifelong learning. We’re in what we like to call the science of children. Everything we do is rooted in research about how young minds grow—how they learn, connect, and build the skills that last a lifetime. We also lead our HONOR values: Humility, Open-Mindedness, Nurture, Ownership, and Recognition. This guiding framework fosters an environment where educators, children, families, and partners feel valued, empowered, and inspired to grow.

• Review invoices and check requests for accuracy, legitimacy, coding, supporting documentation and proper authorization before processing.
• Enter invoices and check requests daily into Stampli and Microsoft Dynamics 365 accounts payable module promptly, ensuring proper allocation to cost centers.
• Amex CC documentation, approvals, tracking, and audit of expenses.
• Assist AP Lead with preparations of monthly insurance invoices.
• Assist AP Lead with open payables report and submit it to Accounting Manager for approval before processing weekly check/ACH runs.
• Assist AP Lead with Check/ACH runs, match invoices to checks, obtain signatures, and distribute/mail vendor checks.
• Perform vendor account reconciliations to ensure the accuracy and completeness of accounts payable balances, researching and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Support the monthly and year-end accrual process by preparing, analyzing, and recording accounts payable accruals in accordance with accounting policies and reporting requirements.
  Assist with year-end audits by preparing audit schedules, providing supporting documentation, responding to auditor inquiries, and facilitating the timely completion of audit requests.
• Collaborate on special projects and process improvement initiatives, gathering data, and supporting cross-functional efforts to enhance operational efficiency and financial controls.
• Regularly monitor vendor accounts to ensure payments are current.
• Maintain current W-9 information for all active vendors.
• Respond to/ resolve all vendor inquiries such as payment status of invoices, unpaid invoices, unapplied credits, and invoice discrepancies.
• Maintain vendor information in Microsoft Dynamics 365, entering new vendors and updating active vendors.
• Sort and distribute incoming mail.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business 
• 3-5 years or more of accounts payable experience
• Excellent verbal communication skills required for communicating issues and providing concise, thoughtful updates to senior management.
• Excellent people, team building, and leadership skills.
• Proficient excel knowledge skills such as sorting, filtering, formatting, and simple formulas (e.g. SUM, AVERAGE, VLOOKUP, PIVOT TABLES)
• Solid technical, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Must be detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

• Can work at least a full-time, 40-hour a week schedule, sometimes off-hours as the business requires (i.e., deadlines, networking events, conferences, business dinners, etc.).
• Can sit for long periods of time at a computer in a primarily sedentary position; manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• Limited travel may be required (less than 10% of time), valid passport required.