Accounts Payable Coordinator

Position Description:
This position will report directly to the Accounts Payable Manager and will focus on Invoice intake and routing functions. The role requires strong attention to detail, communication, and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment with the ability to follow-through timely and effectively.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a liaison for AP related items between internal and external clients
• Supplier statement reconciliation to identify discrepancies and resolve as required
• Communicate as necessary with vendors and maintain positive vendor relationships
• Assist the AP manager with research, ad-hoc reporting as needed
• Ensure proper AP related documentation is maintained for reference and historical purposes
• Processing high volume of vendor invoices
• Route or Process invoices timely and accurately by analyzing invoices and work-flowing to PO's and/or other accounting staff
• Effectively support other AP roles within the accounting team as needed

Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist the AP Manager to develop, implement, and maintain systems, procedures & policies related to the AP functions to ensure efficiency and adherence to laws and company guidelines
• Maintain confidentiality with sensitive or proprietary information on behalf of managers/executives
• Consistently strive to improve processes and to develop a rapport with vendors and subcontractors

Qualifications:

• Must have excellent time-management and prioritization skills to ensure deadlines are met while providing accurate deliverables
• Must be detail and goal oriented, organized, flexible, and able to effectively multitask while working in a fast-paced environment
  Must have exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to develop positive working relationships
• Must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in accounting, finance or related
• Must display initiative and independent thinking

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.