Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Use your skills to transform your local community. Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina offers numerous career opportunities with competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the reward of knowing your hard work is helping others.

WHY WORK FOR GOODWILL?

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. (Goodwill) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC. We employ more than 1,100 team members who are dedicated to our mission of providing employment and training services that help people find jobs and reach financial stability. With 51 retail stores, 20 career centers, and dozens of attended donation centers across a 31-county territory, Goodwill is a complex enterprise offering a wide range of career opportunities.

At Goodwill, the work we do makes a difference in the lives of the individuals we serve and, in turn, in the community in which we live. Our business operations provide stability to our organization that is not always enjoyed by nonprofit organizations solely funded by outside sources. Our employees enjoy excellent benefits and a unique work environment that is professional, fast paced, and fulfilling.

Our organization’s values shape our culture and guide our interactions with program participants, customers, and each other. Our shared commitment to Living the Mission; Promoting Teamwork; Driving Improvement; Taking Responsibility for Actions and Behaviors; and Respecting and Appreciating Others is what makes us successful and inspires all that we do.

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Essential Job Duties:

• Reviews, codes, and processes invoices; ensures invoices are accurate, properly authorized, and assigned to the appropriate accounts.
• Follows up on outstanding approvals, discrepancies, and payment issues.
• Reconciles vendor statements, researches and resolves discrepancies, responds to vendor inquiries, and maintains positive vendor relationships to ensure timely and accurate payment processing.
• Processes payments through check, ACH, EFT, and other approved payment methods while maintaining appropriate documentation and internal controls.
• Maintains vendor records, W-9 documentation, payment information, and supporting files within financial systems.
• Assists with vendor setup and ongoing vendor maintenance activities.
• Supports month-end close activities, account reconciliations, audit requests, reporting needs, and other finance department projects as assigned.
• Retrieves mail from the Post Office, processes incoming payments and correspondence, prepares deposits, and transports cash and check deposits to the bank in accordance with established cash-handling and internal control procedures.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Educational Requirements:

High school diploma, required. Associate's degree, preferred.

Qualifications:

• Business office or financial services, and accounts payable experience required.
• Excellent mathematical skills.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Accounting Systems/ERP required.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of accounts payable processes and internal controls.
• Experience with ERP systems and electronic invoice workflow platforms preferred.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of financial and vendor information.
• Strong customer service skills when working with vendors and internal stakeholders

BENEFITS

Goodwill believes strongly in supporting our team members and offers excellent benefits, professional development, and opportunities for internal career growth. We are continuously looking for opportunities to expand our benefits program to accommodate the needs of our team members. While this list is not all-inclusive, some of the many benefits we offer to all employees are:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Money Purchase Pension Plan
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free Telehealth
• Employee Referral Program
• Quarterly Incentive Programs (for all retail positions)
• Corporate Discount Programs

In addition, we offer the following benefits for our full-time team members working 30 or more hours per week:

• Medical Insurance
• Prescription Coverage
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Flex Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care)
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

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