Accounts Payable Lead

divh2Accounts Payable Lead/h2pLocation: Seattle, WA Job Type: Regular Full-Time/ppWhats the Opportunity? Anchor QEA is seeking an accounts payable professional to assist the Assistant Controller in managing the Companys outgoing cash cycle process. The Accounts Payable Lead will be collaborating with various internal and external clients to ensure timely and accurate reporting of payment activity to enable the organization to properly understand its cash flow. This role is an essential part of the success of Anchor QEA as it provides visibility to the cash cycle to Senior Management and C-Suite to make decisions./ppResponsibilities: This role is responsible for the following under the supervision of the Assistant Controller:/pulliProcess invoices received from external subcontractors and vendors daily in collaboration with the rest of the Accounts Payable team, including ensuring all invoices received are valid, coding invoices to the proper project and account, routing to the proper employee for approval, and following up on outstanding/unapproved invoices with internal stakeholders./liliPerform regular reconciliation processes at least monthly by receiving and reconciling vendor statements to invoices received and processed to ensure that all payments are valid and made timely to our partners./liliAssist with the vendor setup process, including validating vendor tax and bank information, and ensuring accuracy of inputs into the Companys accounting system./liliLead the annual 1099 reporting process./liliLead the weekly ACH/Check payment process./liliAssist the Assistant Controller in ensuring data quality of all related reports, including timely posting of external invoice activity and punctual responses in regard to questions from internal and external customers./liliAssist the Assistant Controller and payment activities with Project Managers, Project Accountants and Clients (as needed)./liliAssist the Assistant Controller and Controller with cash forecasting activities./liliAssist the General Ledger Accounting team with research payment activity identified during the Bank Reconciliation process./liliAssist the Assistant Controller and Controller in month-end and year-end activities (example: audits) as needed. Assist the Assistant Controller and Controller in other activities as required./li/ulpWhat Are We Looking For? Ideal candidates will have the following:/pulliAt least a two-year associates degree in accounting or finance/liliPreferred Accounting Experience in the A/E/C (Architectural/Engineering/Construction) Industry./liliExperience using BST, Deltek and other similar ERP suites./lili10+ years of experience within the outgoing cash cycle (accounts payable, treasury/banking)/liliThe ideal candidate will be willing to learn the job role, have a positive attitude, be collaborative with multiple people and personalities, and be flexible to take on new challenges as they arise. This candidate would not be comfortable with the status quo and be willing to continually improve processes in collaboration with the rest of the Accounting and Finance team./liliCandidates must have high integrity and personal ethics due to the sensitive nature of the work./li/ulpWho Are We? Anchor QEA provides environmental planning, science, and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States, our collective vision is to be an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values, we strive to be our clients first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees reason to be excited about going to work each morning./ppSalary and Other Compensation :/pulliSalary: $ 33.24 - $ 36.98/liliAnnual Bonus/liliOther potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus./li/ulpBase Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:/pulliHealthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and ADD insurance/liliPaid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually/liliVacation: 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level./liliSick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually/liliRetirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match * Further information on benefits: