Accounts Payable Specialist

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Accounts Payable Specialist performs accounting and clerical tasks related to the efficient maintenance and processing of accounts payable transactions.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Post business transactions, process invoices, verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records, and provide other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organization;
• Review and verify invoices and check requests;
• Sort, code and match invoices;
• Set up invoices for payment;
• Book expenses and process expense reports;
• Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments;
• Prepare and perform check runs;
• Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records;
• Reconcile accounts payable transactions;
• Prepare analysis of accounts;
• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date;
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues;
• Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries;
• Produce monthly reports;
• Assist with month-end closing;
• Prepare and present compliance reports and documents to authorities or/and external parties
• Provide supporting documentation for audits;
• Reconcile bank statements.
• Other assigned accounting activities