Accounts Payable Accountant

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Accounts Payable Accountant to join our growing Accounts Payable Department. You will be supporting international business units in several countries with back office invoice processing operations and issues resolution.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supports the day to day Accounts Payable operations for the following process areas:

• Process invoices
• Maintain exception queue and corrections, variance resolution
• Maintain the Accounts Payable approval workflow
• Maintain vendor coding history profiles
• Understand service level agreements and key performance indicators for Accounts Payable
• Contribute to the continuous updates of Accounts Payable process activities and procedures
• Assist with the implementation of initiatives for improving the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the Accounts Payable transaction processing
• Handle internal and external communication
• On rare occasion you might need to call to vendor/internal colleague to clarify any questionable invoice items, prices, or signatures
• Assist with the reporting on Key Performance Indicators and invoice aging dashboards 
• May assist other team members in departmental initiatives

Requires broad training in fields such as business administration, accountancy, sales, marketing, computer sciences or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four year bachelor's degree program or equivalent combination of experience and education. Normally requires one (1) + years of experience.

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Knowledge of general accounting principles
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

We offer competitive total rewards compensation. Our commitment to our associates includes benefit programs that are comprehensive, diverse and designed to meet the various needs across our associate population.

Throughout our global footprint and various business units, we take a balanced approach to the benefits we offer. Many benefits are company-paid, while others are available through associate contributions. Specific benefit offerings may vary by location, position and/or business unit.