Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist

Group: Corporate Group North America

Division: Group Staff

Location: USA M''FIELD HTS OH NON ALLOCAT

Job Family : Professional - Entry

Job Type : Regular

Posted : Sep 25, 2026

Job ID: 69019

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Effective accounts payable processing. Performs supplier validation, a variety of monthly accounts payable transactions, and payment distribution to meet monthly deadlines and closings and ensures supplier invoice and payment transactions are processed in accordance with established policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements. Leads continuous improvement initiatives.

This position requires frequent contact and interface with managers and supervisors at all levels of the organization from a variety of corporate, group and division functions. Interaction with outside suppliers and bank representatives is also required. Support of divisional users throughout North America is also required. May supervise activities of special student and/or temporary assignments.

Essential Functions:

• Distributes and assigns tasks and assignments to Accounting Assistants.
• Vouchers through the Accounts Payable and MSSV Systems including, but not limited to, processing invoices, check requests, and Parker Foundation requests.
• Validates suppliers of all US Divisions. Reviews supplier adds and changes in accordance with the Accounts Payable Policy.
• Verifies and validates banking account information with suppliers. Enters banking information into SMA Banking module.
• Provides customer service to Divisions and suppliers investigating issues and answering questions.
• Troubleshoots database and systems issues.
• Provides training and guidance on systems use.
• Directs questions to appropriate resource. Provides direct support to AP team.
• Addresses escalated customer service issues and requests.
• Recommends appropriate actions to be taken for critical process problems or issues.
• Works with Parker's disbursement bank for stop payments, copies of checks and positive pay.
• Assists in the preparation, documentation and execution of all required monthly, quarterly and yearly payables systems activities.
• Assists in the implementation of new acquisitions onto corporate payable processes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Accounting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 2 years experience in accounts payable function with proficient understanding of accounting IT systems and functionality.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient mainframe computer skills with experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize workload.
• Must be well organized.

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we've enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose - Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow - comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

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