Job Title: Accounts Payable Clerk
Job Summary:The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for processing all invoices received for payment and for undertaking the payment of all creditors in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner.
Key Responsibilities:
- Invoice Processing:Receive, review, and verify invoices and check requests.
Sort, code, and match invoices.
Set invoices up for payment.
Enter and upload invoices into the system.
Track expenses and process expense reports.
- Payment Processing:Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments.
Prepare and perform check runs.
Post transactions to journals, ledgers, and other records.
Reconcile accounts payable transactions.
Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date.
- Vendor Management:Maintain vendor files.
Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries.
Assist with month-end closing.
Provide supporting documentation for audits.
- Financial Reporting:Produce monthly reports.
Assist with month-end closing.
Provide supporting documentation for audits.
- Compliance and Control:Ensure compliance with applicable company policies and procedures.
Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash, etc.
Maintain confidentiality of organizational information.
Qualifications:
- Education: High school diploma required. Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred.
- Experience: Proven working experience in accounts payable or general accounting.
- Skills:Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles.
Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records.
Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers.
Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software.
Proficiency in MS Office.
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
