Accounts Payable/Receivable Specialist

Accounts Payable/Receivable Specialist

Duration: 12 months Location: Allentown PA 18101 Callouts: Hybrid schedule, Tues - Thurs at office. Purpose:

This position is responsible for performing accounts payable/receivable activities and related administrative support within the department. This position requires attention to detail to ensure that transactions are accurate and in accordance with Company policies.

Core Responsibilities:

• Match and validate invoices Product purchase order data and process disbursement requests, following through on exceptions with the appropriate business stakeholders, where required.
• Prepare and process electronic payments.
• Resolve internal and external invoice and payment queries.
• Take ownership of work and ensure completion and accuracy.
• Assist team in backlog or exigent situations.
• Ensure compliance with Company policies.
• Provide support to internal users on accounts payable/receivable processes.
• Provide various types of administrative accounting support (i.e., word processing, processing mail, scanning, copying, shredding).
• Verify vendor/customer accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
• Protect organization's values by keeping information confidential.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education/Experience/Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent and 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with high customer focus.
• Must have strong attention to detail, a willingness to learn, and ability to adapt to change.
• Proficiency with PC and Microsoft Office suite of software products preferred (Outlook, Word, and Excel).
• With supervision or oversight, researches and processes exception/problem invoices/payments until final resolution or settlement is complete.
• Minimum direction/supervision required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Oracle and/or accounts payable knowledge preferred but not required.