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Accounts Payable Coordinator

Overview:

About us:

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $76 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:

Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world

Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem

Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership

Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.

Benefits

We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

Compensation

The salary for this role is $60,000 - $65,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New Jersey. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

About the Role:

The Accounts Payable Coordinator will be responsible for the full-cycle accounts payable function, including invoice entry, proper accounting coding, workflow approval management, payment processing, and document retention. This role will also play an integral part in the ongoing transition of the accounts payable function from Microsoft Dynamics SL 2018 to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations. We are seeking a candidate with hands-on experience in a fully automated ERP accounts payable environment, leveraging OCR technology and workflow approval processes. The ideal candidate will preferably have experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and be adept at managing accounts payable workflows in a non-purchase order environment, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance without PO-based matching.

Responsibilities:

What you will do:

Responsible for full cycle Accounts payable function (Invoice entry, proper accounting coding, managing workflow approval process, payment process and document storage).
Reduce invoice processing time by 20% within the first year.
Responsible for handling vendor payment for external inquiries.
Responsible for handling vendor payment inquiries for internal communication.
Responsible for payments via checks and electronic banking.
Assist in vendor setup and maintenance in accounting system.
Assist in setting up vendor bank templates for manual payments.
Assist in confirming vendor information.
Manage allocations between multiple companies.
Calculation of cash requirements.
Assist in Bank account statement reconciliations.
Assist in the compiling of Intercompany Balance Sheet reconciliations and investigate variances by analyzing entries and obtaining transaction level-detail.
Assist in the analysis of certain general ledger accounts.
Preparation and filing of tax Forms 1096 and 1099 and state sales taxes.
Assist and Process employee expense reimbursements via Concur.
Assist in the annual audit process by providing invoice selections
Assist in providing invoice selections for Intercompany invoices.
Coordinated with other LS Power locations and departments on proper accounting coding and workflow approvals.
Light administration duties.

Qualifications:

We want you on our team because you

Have an Associate’s degree and at least 5 years of accounts payable experience
Bring hands-on experience with AP automation and OCR within a major ERP platform (such as MS D365, SAP, or Oracle); experience with Microsoft Dynamics is a plus
Have a solid understanding of GAAP and general accounting principles
Are highly proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Index Match)
Have strong attention to detail and take pride in accuracy across invoices, coding, and payments
Communicate effectively with both vendors and internal teams
Stay organized and can manage multiple priorities and deadlines with ease
Approach challenges with a problem-solving mindset and can quickly resolve discrepancies
Work well across teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders across functions and locations
Have experience with electronic banking processes and 1099 reporting
Demonstrate a strong work ethic and a high level of ownership in your work
Are comfortable balancing day-to-day responsibilities with broader projects and initiatives
Bring strong analytical and numerical skills
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Collaborate effectively within a team while also working independently when needed
Are open to leveraging AI and technology to drive efficiencies within the AP function
Are able to work in the office 4 days per week, with 1 day remote