Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Responsibilities:

• Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables’ data.
• Prepare bills, invoices and bank deposits.
• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Verify discrepancies by and resolve clients’ billing issues.
• Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients.
• Generate financial statements and reports detailing accounts receivable status.
• Pays vendors by monitoring, scheduling and preparing checks,as well as resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation.
• Ensures credit is received for outstanding memos.
• Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
• Maintains historical records by microfilming and filing documents.
• Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices.
• Protects the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.

Job Qualifications:

• Proven working experience as Accounts Payable Specialist
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software
• Proficiency in English and in MS Office
• Customer service orientation and negotiation skills