Job Description
Job Description
Purpose / Function :
The Accounts Payable Coordinator is responsible for providing financial and administrative in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations.
This role is a office based role in Shreveport, Louisiana
Essential Functions :
- Send and receive ACH forms to Clients / Carriers
- Set up penny tests for all ACH forms collected and set up permanent ACH
- Contact clients / carriers for proper information for set up
- Do Daily ACH batch payments to all carriers on bank account’s website
- Select daily payments for carriers in Accuterm to match up with payments made
- Make sure all five days balance and run payments for the day
- If something does not balance, go through carrier payments to find out why
- Download ACH’s to bank website
- Enter all bills into Accuterm
- Open all payable bills from mail
- Make copies of any bills with no sales tax for quarterly sales tax records
- Make a payment register for payables, give to Controller to make sure all payable bills are allocated correctly
- When bills are returned, make any corrections needed
- Print all payable checks, give to CFO to approve for payment, and acquire proper approval for any double signature checks
- When checks come back, mail out and put all attachments with bill copies and file
- Receive all expense reports
- Go through all expense reports to verify receipts are attached
- Print receipts for expense reports and send to Account Executives
- Send out all ACH remittances that may not have been delivered
- Verify all Truckload bills (correct carrier / address)
- Select all bills to be paid for Truckload / International
- Verify all bills are the correct amount / invoice number, if so print checks
- Make copies of all Truckload checks, and give to CFO for Signature, then mail out
- Find all bills and attach to the Truckload check copies and file
- Balance Truckload and International each week
- Enter all Post, Pre’s, and Commissions into ProComm, Excel and spreadsheet, print checks on last day
of the month
Keep track of all payable receipts and PO’s to go with bills that are received for anything orderedKeep track of all manual checks done in Carrier Refunds, Cargo Claims, Freight Payment in spreadsheetBalance Freight Payment daily on Excel SpreadsheetYearly 1099’s for Freight Payment and Operating and send outQuarterly bills / payment for LA Sales Tax, File Sales Tax ReturnSelect and pay any Canadian bills, make copies of all Canadian ChecksKeep track of and order all checks needed for AFS, AFS Advantage, Canada & OperatingEnter new operating vendors into the systemTrack FedEx discrepanciesEnsure proper approval on all operating invoices before paymentQualification / Requirements :
Knowledge of office administration and bookkeeping proceduresKnowledge of accounts receivable and maintaining general ledgersAbility to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial informationBookkeeping skillsAnalytical and problem solving skillsDecision making skillsVery effective organizational skillsComputer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheet and word processing programs, and email at a highly proficient levelAbility to sort, check, count, and verify numbersAbility to multi-task, prioritize and work efficientlyGood mathematical backgroundAbility to sort, check, count, and verify numbersAbility to multi-task, prioritize and work efficientlyAbility to listen, communicate (written and verbal), excellent grammar, and spelling and proof reading skillsEducation / Experience :
High School Diploma or GED requiredAssociate’s degree preferred; two or more years of related experience and / or training