Accounts Payable Specialist

Summary:

The Vendor/Credit Card Payables Specialist will ensure efficient, accurate and timely processing of vendor related payables, company credit cards, and employee expenses. The McGowan Companies is a fast-paced and growing organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Reconcile accounts payable transactions and monitor payment deadlines.

· Assist in internal and external audits by providing documentation and explanations related to AP processes and transactions.

· Responsible for intercompany financial reconciliations.

· Review and verify invoices and check requests.

· Sort, code, and match invoices with proper backup and authorization

· Enter invoices for payment into management system.

· Process check runs for timely mailing.

· Processing billing transactions using a specialized journal entry developer.

· Maintain indexing/filing of multiple credit card transactions.

· Processing credit card payments in a timely manner.

· Reconcile accounts payable transactions.

· Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date.

· Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues.

· Obtain and store W-9’s and ACH payment on all vendors.

· Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries.

· Understanding basic accounting principles of debits and credits.

· Populate and format multiple excel spreadsheets and upload into accounting system.

· Key role in month end closing with an emphasis on timeliness.

· Communicate with multiple departments/division including remote locations.

· Review/maintain general overhead allocations based on physical locations and departments.

· Ability to spot fraudulent activities.

· Ability to manage data migration between multiple systems, including: The Accounting Software, Microsoft Access, and The Banking Software.

· Ability to learn and update processes and procedures.

· Other duties, tasks, and projects as assigned.

Key Competencies:

· Ability to understand chart of accounts and code transactions accordingly.

· Attention to detail and accuracy.

· Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Education and Experience:

· Associate degree in Accounting.

· Experience with multiple companies/divisions with shared expenses and complex 4-part structures.

· Experience using Nacha to large-batch uploads into banking system.

· Extensive General Ledger coding experience.

· Strong MS Excel skills and familiar with Access database.

· Familiarity with intercompany transactions.

· 2 – 4 years accounts payable or general accounting experience.

Work Status: In-office/Hybrid.

· During training: 4 days in-office, 1 day remote.

· After training: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote.

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching.
• Dental insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Voluntary additional benefits: Life insurance, AD&D, dependent life, dependent AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• 8 days holiday paid time off.
• Paid time off.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What are your salary expectations?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fairview Park, OH 44126