Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Position Title: Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

$26.10 to $33.98 hourly DOE

Comprehensive health benefits include: medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid

sick leave and paid time off, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education

reimbursement programs.

At Ziply Fiber, our mission is to elevate the connected lives of our communities every day. We’re

delivering the fastest home internet in the Northwest, with a focus on areas traditionally underserved by

mainstream internet companies. And as our state-of-the-art fiber network expands in WA, OR, ID and MT,

so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

We may be building internet, but we are reaching real people. We strive to build relationships and provide

customers and communities with refreshingly great experiences.

We emphasize our values in all our interactions:
Genuinely Caring: Our customers and colleagues are people, and quite possibly our neighbors. We put

ourselves in their shoes and give them our full attention.

Empowering You: We empower our customers to choose the products that best meet their needs, and

we support our employees to implement solutions that elevate the experiences of our customers and

coworkers.

Innovation and Improvement: We always look for ways to make the experiences of our customers –

and each other – better.

Earning Your Trust: We earn trust by communicating simply and transparently as real people, not as a

corporation.

Job Summary

The Senior Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist oversees full-cycle AP operations in a high-volume, fast-paced

environment, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. This role also supports audits,

identifies process improvements, and mentors junior team members. On-site work is required as needed;

candidates must live within commuting distance of Kirkland, WA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee

and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

• Process full cycle Accounts Payable (AP) function including posting, obtaining approval,

researching discrepancies, processing timely payments, and communicating with vendors.

• Perform 3-way purchase order matching.
• Prepare batch check run, wire transfers, and the ACH transactions.
• Maintain and update all account payable data and ensure accuracy in general ledgers.
• Monitor all calls by vendors and address all issues in scheduling and disbursing accounts

payable.

• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies with vendors and internal teams
• Assist with month-end and year-end close
• Maintain vendor records, including W-9 forms and other required documentation
• Support audits, both internal and external
• Identify and implement process improvements
• Mentor and assist junior A/P staff
• Performs other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required; Associates or Bachelor degree preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of Full Cycle Accounts Payable experience required.
• Experience with more advanced AP Automated Software required.
• Experience with SAP or Infinium Technologies preferred.
• Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, 10-key by touch.
• Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable.
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with

emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of

situations.

• Ability to multi-task and collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within critical deadlines.
• Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available

for this position.

Physical Requirements

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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for bending,

stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of the time is spent sitting in a

comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. The employee must occasionally lift and/or

move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision,

color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a

computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work is primarily a modern office

setting.

Diverse Workforce / EEO

Ziply Fiber is an equal opportunity employer. Ziply Fiber will consider all qualified candidates regardless of

race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the

presence of a non-job-related handicap or disability or any other legally protected status.

Ziply Fiber requires a pre-employment background check as conditions of employment. Ziply Fiber may

require a pre-employment drug screening.

Ziply Fiber is a drug free workplace.