Analyst, Accounts Payable Job Description
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Analyst, Accounts Payable Job Description
- Corporate reporting, journal entries internal and external audits
- Identifying solutions to make the Accounts Payable process run smoother
- Mailing checks
- Reconciling checks off system
- Maintaining Accounts Payable filing system
- Managing vendor database
- Download, reconcile, gather supporting receipts, document, and make general ledger entries
- Maintain electronic vendor database (subscription manager) including interaction with IT on system improvements
- Allocate invoices/charges for general ledger entry
- Create coded vouchers for invoices into general ledger, including accurate account codes, classes, and sales tax
- Knowledge of PeopleSoft and
- Create and maintain control sheets to track various invoices and payments
- Support the Corporate Accounts Manager with tax/extension filings, audit preparation, and other timely projects
- Sort and file cancelled checks and track bank statements received
- 1+ year of Accounts Payable experience (processing POs, invoices)
- Very good verbal and written communication skills in English, ability to gain clarity around process and documents and clearly explaining even complicated issues
Analyst, Accounts Payable Job Description
- Partner with suppliers of the Company’s U.S. Tower division, the internal Supply Chain and Tower Finance teams, and purchase order (“PO”) requestors to facilitate and monitor the timely resolution of outstanding transactions, invoice holds and payment issues
- Research and resolve discrepancies related to quantity and quality of products ordered versus quantity and quality received and/or invoiced
- Work with PO requestors to promote timely PO receiving in Oracle and to identify suppliers who may be invoicing the Company prematurely
- Prepare and distribute reports on invoices on hold and work with relevant internal stakeholders for timely resolution of issues
- Produce and provide monthly reports and data to AP management in compliance with the monthly invoice on hold escalation schedule
- Schedule and lead educational calls with suppliers to ensure compliance with internal invoicing guidelines
- Resolve complex invoice discrepancies by researching POs and invoice holds
- Respond, within timeframes set forth in service level agreements, to incoming calls and correspondence, while at all times providing an exceptional level of customer service
- Protect the Company’s value by keeping sensitive information confidential
- Provide support to AP Coordinators for invoice hold resolution
- Associates degree in business or equivalent 4+ years of relevant experience
- Ability to handle high volume transactions in a timely manner
- Ability to multi-task, set priorities and organize own work load
- Reviews and verifies invoices and their accompanying payment requests to ensure compliance to Organization policies and procedures
- Seeks clarifications or explanations from submitters when warranted
- Knowledge of PeopleSoft is desirable but not mandatory
Analyst, Accounts Payable Job Description
- Perform 1099 invoice and vendor classification year-end 1099 reporting
- Generate payment parameters and proposals
- Block and unblock payments
- Approve payments and create manual payments
- Verify payment parameters for vendor and inter-company payment
- Interact with bank and inter-company
- Invoice processing/vendor payments
- Address level 2 support related supplier/internal customer inquiries
- Maintains & monitors the GRIR report
- Analysis and clearing of GR/IR Accounts
- Expert user of Microsoft Excel and Access
- Should be a German Language Specialist with Level 5/6 certification Processing the T&E Invoices in Financials
- AP Experience with all payment types preferred
- Previous Scanning experience preferred
- Imaging software experience preferred
- Must be able to have strong analytical skills and make appropriate decisions on handling of all types of payment requests
Analyst, Accounts Payable Job Description
- Data entry of invoice information into AS400
- Helps coordinate job activities
- Maintains clear and concise verbal and written communication with team members, all levels of management outside vendors
- Analysing and distribution invoices for authorisation
- Monitoring creditors payment terms and prioritising processing accordingly
- Reconcile payments to creditor statements
- Other Accounting responsibilities
- Treasury funding requests => weekly funding to be asked to Treasury department
- Booking of VAT returns
- Booking of the prepayments and depreciation
- Operational Excellence and Process Improvement Methodologies (ie
- Prepare and upload Invoices into Concur system
- Prepare vendor set up forms for new vendors and employees
- Responsible for timely and accurate coding and processing of supplier invoices
- Accountable for timely handing and resolution of internal and external customer queries
- Enter payment instructions for invoices and employee expenses
Analyst, Accounts Payable Job Description
- Maintaining accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions
- Addressing all vendor inquiries with regard to payment
- Completing Accounts Payable reconciliation at month-end
- Assisting Controller with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing
- 1099 Processing and Proficiency in Reporting
- Vendor Maintenance / Reporting / Processes and Procedures for standardization and control
- Handle returned checks and correct address files of vendors as required
- Perform Quality Control on Invoices processed by FSC on a weekly basis
- Review Draft Invoice Reports on a weekly basis and target stale dated items
- Review 1099 records on a quarterly basis, in preparation for calendar year end
- Yardi/Payscan experience strongly preferred
- Good judgement, detail-oriented, accuracy, analytical skills, initiative, ability to take direction well, work effectively in a team environment, interface with all levels of personnel, adapt to changing priorities, good communication skills and able to work at a fast pace environment
- Multi-tasker and works well under pressure
- Able to handle multiple workflows
- Able to handle 200 invoices per month, meet 48 hour deadline to enter invoices into Payscan from JIRA and update invoice status in Payscan weekly
- Knowledge of lien waivers preferred