Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We are a fast-pace, growing manufacturing company in the Lehigh Valley looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist to support our business operations. Candidates must have accounting and accounts payable experience. Experience in a high volume, fast paced environment is preferred. Successful candidates will also be tech savvy and have strong analytical skills. This position offers full time hours of 40+. We offer competitive compensation and benefit package.

THE ROLE

The Accounts Payable Specialist will support the accounting department with a wide variety of functions focused mainly on Accounts Payable and the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices. The individual we are looking for is a self-motivated, detailed orientated person who possesses qualities such as problem solving and innovative thinking.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage high volume Accounts Payable transactions
• Apply 3-way match between invoices, purchase orders, and receipts
• Investigating and communicating with purchasing and receiving departments on price and / or quantity discrepancies on invoice
• Review open received PO lines regularly
• Obtain approval and manage processing of non-PO invoices
• Receive incoming vendor mail and sort / process accordingly
• Organize invoices to be paid on time and accurately
• Support weekly payment process, including but not limited to :

Cutting checks

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS :

Thorough knowledge of general accounting concepts and the accounts payable process.

EDUCATION :

EXPERIENCE :

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Office Environment on a regular basis. While performing the duties of this position, the employee may enter a shop environment and will be exposed to moving mechanical parts. While the work area may be described as generally clean, safe, and "not loud", there will be machining operations that generate moderate noise and metal particles.