Sr Accounts Payable Analyst

Why Join Our Team?
At Vallen, we embrace what makes us unique. We thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to Vallen's success. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive company that values the growth of our associates. When you join Vallen, you become part of our winning team. Our vast network of connections is here to help you transform your job into a career. Vallen is an industry leader in delivering flexible supply chain solutions while creating value for our customers, our supply partners, and our associates.

Benefits at Vallen

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Single, Employee + Spouse or Children, and Family Coverage
• 401(k) with discretionary company match of $0.50 on the $1.00 up to 6% of pay (U.S. positions only)
• Employer-paid Basic Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
• Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits and Parental Leave (and any leave required under federal, state, and local laws)
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Days): 80-160 hours of vacation time based on seniority, accrued monthly and prorated from date of hire. 40-56 hours of sick time per year based on seniority and advanced upon hire.
• Paid Time Off (Holidays): 8 scheduled holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Safety shoe and safety glasses reimbursement (based on position)
• Employee discounts through BenefitHub
• Advancement opportunities
• Vallen complies with all minimum wage laws
• We accept applications on an ongoing basis

Position Summary: Join the Vallen team as a Sr. Accounts Payable Analyst. The Sr. Accounts Payable Analyst serves as the subject matter expert for the reconciliation of daily disbursement processes, rejections and exceptions. Responsible for wire transfer clearing and new template creation; provides backup support to all other banking functions to include voids and positive pay. Provides analytical support and acts as the primary liaison between Corporate Treasury and the Accounts Payable team. Responsible for analyzing and researching outstanding AP checks for all Vallen business units and preparing journal entries for unclaimed property. Supports monthly aging research and month end reporting and reconciliation process in addition to support of virtual card unclaimed payment monitoring. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the subject matter expert for the daily reconciliation of disbursements for Vallen and VIS vendor payments to include checks, ACH and wire transfers and ensures all rejections and exceptions are handled in accordance with SLA and compliance guidelines.
• Responsible for the monthly research and actioning of all outstanding AP checks for Vallen and VIS business units to include the preparation of void documentation and journal entries for unclaimed property.
• Completes monthly review for aged vendor invoices and credits. Partners with research team and vendors to request refund checks or credit memos for over payments; works closely with buyers to resolve vendor/invoice issues preventing payment.
• Review and complete weekly wire clearings and prepare bank templates for new wire vendor payments; provide support for reconciling items if needed
• Completes verbal verification process for vendor banking adds and changes where required
• Provides analytical support and acts as the primary liaison between Corporate Treasury and the Accounts Payable team.
• Provides cross-functional support to banking functions to include voids, positive pay and daily disbursement reconciliations.
• Responsible for month end reporting and reconciliation process
• Monthly review and action of unclaimed virtual credit card payments and other back-office support functions
• Works closely with AP and COE leadership on creation of new AP projects, processes and/or reports used to improve the overall AP team's scope of service
• Performs other tasks as assigned

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in accounting/finance or 5-7 years of equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience with banking and disbursement functions
• Experience with SXe and/or AS400 preferred
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret invoices and other documentation relating to banking, accounts payable and credit card usage
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated problem solving ability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interface with all levels of management and external vendors

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

• This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc.
• Long periods of time working on a computer and performing repetitive key-boarding activities.
• Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and may include little to no advanced notice.
• While performing the duties of this job, associates are regularly required to sit, talk and hear.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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