Accounts Payable Clerk

Job Description

Job Description

The Right Fit
We're looking for motivated individuals who have a passion for sales, customer service, and desire advancement opportunities. High Character is at the Core of the Locke Supply Culture

Who is Locke Supply?
Locke Supply is an ESOP- 100% Employee Owned.
Locke Supply is the most progressive supply house in the Southwest, with locations in Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas. With a 45 acre complex in Oklahoma City, supplying over 160 locations, Locke is a premium supplier in the Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC markets.

What are the responsibilities?

The following sets forth the primary responsibilities of this position but is not an exhaustive list.

The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for managing a group of accounts payable vendors, ensuring that payments are processed timely and accurately, and ensuring adherence to Company policies and procedures.

• to process the daily accounts payable transactions of the Company. Updating them constantly to ensure that they are effectively maintained. This means that the accounts payable clerk should be able to perform such supporting duties such as preparing invoice batches for data entry and enter payment invoices into the data bank. In addition, he or she also needs to verify if office transactions comply with its financial procedures and policies, process back-up reports, oversee and record the check run weekly, prepare for mailing the suppliers checks and make sure that they are properly recorded after mailing.
• Update supplier files and their corresponding number in the system.
• Reviewing the invoices and check requests related with payment of payable accounts.
• Sorting and matching the check requests with the prepared records, and processing only legitimate requests.
• Setting up invoices for payment of due accounts and maintaining records of payments processed and pending.
• Keeping track of due date schedule for payments and making payments through the appropriate payment method.
• Following up with vendors on issues related with accounts payable and maintaining good relations with them.

What does Locke Supply offer?
Our focus at Locke Supply is to develop each associate to his/her full potential. Each new hire will be placed in the Locke Development Program, which is designed to help you find the best path for your career at Locke Supply. Along with a tremendous benefits plan, you will also be eligible for a monthly incentive program after ninety days of employment.

What are the requirements?:

• Two plus years of accounts payable experience in a computerized, high volume accounts payable environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability, and willingness to interact professionally.
• Ability to think analytically and apply critical thinking skills to issues.
• Must be detail oriented with well-developed organizational skills and ability to utilize time efficiently.
• Ability to respond with flexibility to changing needs.
• Must work well with others in a team environment.
• Must have experience with Microsoft Suite
• Microsoft Excel, LEVEL II experience (VLOOKUP and Pivot table experience) required