Accounts Payable Specialist III

About the Role: The Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist III will play a crucial role in the accounts payable process, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of invoices, maintaining strong vendor relationships, and supporting the AP team. This role, which has an emphasis on vendor and procurement coordination focus, also requires a detail-oriented, organized individual with strong analytical skills and experience with JD Edwards (JDE) and Basware. Procurement and Vendor Reconciliation experience required.

Hourly Pay Range $26.00-$32.00 per hour

• Vacation: minimum of two (2) weeks
• Sick days: 5 days
• Holidays: 12 days; 8 standard and 4 floating
• Other standard benefits: 401(k) retirement plan, medical, dental and vision, life insurance, short-term disability, voluntary long-term disability

Key Responsibilities:

• Vendor Reconciliation: Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements as needed. Manage weekly support of utility and telecom invoices using vendor portals.
• Vendor Relationship Management: Ensure timely response to vendor inquiries to maintain strong customer service. Collaborate with the Vendor Management team to ensure seamless integration of procurement and accounts payable processes.
• Procurement Coordination: Collaborate with the procurement team to ensure quality control of vendor invoice data and format in automated processes for accurate vendor and payment processing. Support procurement activities including vendor selection and negotiation to align with AP policies and procedures.
• Invoice Processing: Perform day-to-day processing of financial AP transactions utilizing 3 way match and ensuring proper approvals.
• Payment Processing: Facilitate multiple payment methods in the AP weekly payment cycle (Check, EFT, Wire, Paymode, ePay). Process special handle payments and manage month-end close processes.
• Travel & Expense Management: Knowledge of Concur, T&E, P-Card monthly reporting and spend analysis, delinquency.  Reconciliation and audit expense reports , P-Card , from multiple business units.  Set up all new users with card provider and software solution.  
• Reporting and Analysis: Responsible for profit recovery, preparing month-end accruals for the Accounting team.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a significant related field, or equivalent work experience.

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of Procurement and Vendor Reconciliation, relevant AP or related experience working with vendors in a high-paced, high-volume processing environment. Experience with JD Edwards (JDE) and Basware is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Procurement and Vendor Reconciliation, AP automation and ERP systems (e.g., JDE). Microsoft Office Suite, Strong Excel skills are required.
  • Strong knowledge and expertise of Procurement and Vendor Reconciliation
  • Strong knowledge of accounts payable processes and procedures.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong organizational skills
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Experience with PO automation tools like RTA, Hexagon iProcure preferred.
  • Experience with AP automation tools like Basware and Bottomline Technologies applications is preferred.
  • Other duties as assigned
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