Accounts Payable Specialist Controller

PorchLight Services

  • Excelsior, Minnesota
  • 12 days ago

    Highlights

    Facilitate entry and payment of vendor invoices, which may include verification of vendor information, reviewing purchase orders, and resolving discrepancies. Preferred schedule: 2fulldays duringmonth-end closingweeks with slightly fewer hoursthebalance ofthe month.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationExcelsior, Minnesota
    Websiteporchlight-services.com

    Description

    TheAccountsPayableSpecialist willberesponsibleforcompiling,processingandmaintainingaccountpayable records. The position will report to the Controller. Candidate must be a confident self-starterable tomanage theirresponsibilities and taskswith minimalsupervisionfollowing the initial training period.

     

    Preferred schedule: 2fulldays duringmonth-end closingweeks with slightly fewer hoursthebalance ofthe month.

     

    PRIMARYRESPONSIBILITIES:

     

    Accountspayableprocessing(~85%oftherole):

    •       Facilitate entry and payment of vendor invoices, which may include verification of vendor information, reviewing purchase orders, and resolving discrepancies.

          •       Routevendorinvoicestodepartmentmanagersforreviewandapproval.

    •       Enter invoices,includingpurchaseorderinvoices,andapplicable usetaxinNAVsystem.Monitor invoices for fixed asset purchases.

    •       Prepareweeklycheckrunforreview,approval,printingandmailing.

          •       Respondtovendorinquiriesandcommunicationsinatimelyandthoroughmanner.
          •       RecordACH/EFTpaymentsofinvoicesingeneralledgerastheyareprocessed.
          •       Recordbi-weeklypayrollandoffcyclebonusesentryingeneralledger.
          •       Recordspettycashactivityand verifiesdocumentationof usage.

    •       Otherrelateddutiesasassigned.

     

    Monthend{10%oftherole):

    •       Assistswithaccountingrecordsandledgersbyreconcilingmonthly statementsandtransactions.

    •       Updateand entermonthlyfreightaccrual-trackingcontainersandbillingsforfreightcostentry.

    •       Reconcileusetaxandprepareusetaxreturnonamonthlybasis.

    •       Reconcilebalancesheetaccounts:depositstoCIP,usetaxpayable.

          •       Maintainadditions,adjustments anddeletionsinSageFixedAssetssystem.

    •      EntermonthlydepreciationandamortizationinNAV.

    •       Trackandmonitorvendorinvoicestobeaccrued.

     

    Yearend/annual(<5%oftherole):

          •       Runreportingandprepare1099formsforvendors.

    •      Provideinternalandexternalauditassistanceasrequired.

    •       Assistwithforecastingandbudgetingtasks.



    Requirements

    EducationandExperience:

    •       2-yeardegree(associate/technical)inaccounting

    •      Minimum2-3yearsofexperienceinprocessingaccountspayablewithsomeexposureto GLaccounting
    •    Proficiency inusingelectronicaccountingsoftwarerequired.
    •    Experienceinfixedassetshelpful

     

    RequiredSkills/Abilities:

    •   Mustbereliableandextremelytrustworthy.
    •   MustbeproficientinMicrosoftOfficeSuiteorrelatedprograms.
    •   Mustbeabletolearnotheraccountingsoftwaresystems.
    •    Excellentorganizationalskillsandattentiontodetail.
    •   Abilitytomaintainconfidentialandmeticulousrecords.
    •   Computerskillsrequiredaswellas10-keyandExcelspreadsheets.
    •   Musthavestrongattentiontodetail,communicationandproblem-solvingskills.

    PHYSICALJOBREQUIREMENTS:

          •       Prolongedperiodssittingatadeskandworkingonacomputer.

    •       Abilitytoread,understandand communicateinEnglish.

    •       Abilitytoconcentrateforextendedperiodsoftime.

     



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