Working side by side with our CFO, Accounting Manager, and CEO to make a positive difference in the accounting and finance function. Collaborating with all departments, this individual will be responsible for providing support to the period-end accounting, financial reporting, payroll, compliance, and risk management.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Obtain new vendor information for input and maintain current information on established vendors.
- Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
- Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, and recording entries.
- Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying federal ID numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase orders, contracts, invoices, or payment discrepancies and documentation; ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos: purchase order amendments.
- Processes payment for employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances, and preparing checks.
- Prepares annual 1099 forms.
- Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
- Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements.
- Protects the organization's value by keeping information confidential.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
- Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
What a Successful Accounts Payable Specialist Brings to the Table:
- Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Experience with accounting software packages including report writing and GL maintenance is a plus.
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent customer service and overall understanding of accounting systems.
- Accurate data entry and strong attention to detail are required.
- Ability to prioritize urgent matters as it has an impact on the business or individual.
- A results-oriented professional style and the ability to effectively multitask and work within deadlines.
- Confidentiality: Regularly exposed to and participates in highly confidential meetings dealing with proprietary information and sensitive situations.
- U.S citizenship and the ability to pass a background investigation.
Credentials
- Associate's Degree in Accounting or Finance (Preferred).
- 2-3 years of related accounting experience.
- Restaurant industry accounting experience (Preferred).
What We Offer
- Room for growth and development.
- Competitive salary.
- Full array of benefits with company contributions from health to dental, vision, STD, 529, and many more!
- Employer-paid long-term disability.
- Employer-paid life insurance up to $25,000.
- 401K program with bi-weekly company match.
- Paid time off including sick, vacation, and published holidays.