Accounts Payable Specialist

AP Specialist Immediate Opportunity

Contract to hire (in-office role) Pay $20-$25 hourly Great Pasadena location with a brand-new office! Zip Code 77503 Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-4:30 PM

Accounts Payable Specialist position is responsible for compiling and maintaining AP. Essential functions:

• Process expense invoices by charging expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and then submit for appropriate approval to process for payment
• Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for prepayments
• Preparing checks and execute check runs
• Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
• Scan processed invoices
• Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential
• Create bank wire templates, set-up wire templates, and verify/release wire in the bank
• Perform vendor maintenance
• Issue and replenish petty cash
• Verify and reconcile counter sales drawers and ship tickets
• Prints, obtains signatures and distributes on all accounts payable checks
• Acts as liaison for accounts payable departments between our corporate offices and external branches
• Answers all vendor inquiries
• Maintains all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets, and corporate accounts payable files
• Assembles and processes overnight shipments to branches
• Assists in monthly closings
• Performs additional assignments at supervisor's discretion

Competencies:

• Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, and 10-key-by-touch skills
• Basic accounting principles knowledge
• 2+ years of like experience in Accounts Payable

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