PAYABLES SPECIALIST

Job Title: Payables Specialist

Department: Finance

Section: Governmental Accounting & Accountants Payable

General Summary

Under direct supervision, the Payables Specialist performs basic accounting tasks related to the proper recording of accounts payable transactions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the processing of all vendor invoices with the exception being Capital purchases, Specialized Services, POS, Municipal Credits, and Community Credits.
• Matches packing slips and purchase orders to invoices and audits to ensure validity of the accounting transaction. Also gets approval on invoices from the necessary staff, Director and/or Manager.
• Prepares batches and enters the payable vouchers for payment into Dynamics GP accounting system.
• Processes weekly payroll deduction check requests in addition to entering into the general ledger the online payroll payments prepared by the ADP/Payroll department.
• Reconciles vendor statements and investigates past due invoices.
• Prepares the set up of the unrecorded monthly liabilities of unapproved invoices to ensure that the proper period when recording authority expenses.
• Processes and distributes accounts payable checks.
• Maintains the paid vendor files.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• High school graduation with coursework in bookkeeping and/or accounting. Post high school education (community college, business school, etc.) preferred.
• Three to five years experience in processing vendor payments in a high paced environment.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for minimum requirements.
• Ability to operate computer terminal equipment and a ten key calculator.
• Knowledge of computer software packages.
• Strong mathematical aptitude.
• Typing skills desirable

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