AP Operations Coordinator

Role Description

Big company opportunity. Small company attitude. At Post Consumer Brands, this is the kind of role where detail-oriented work makes a real difference. The AP Operations Coordinator supports core Accounts Payable operations across vendor data maintenance, payment disbursement, and invoice indexing — helping ensure the processes behind a purpose-driven business run smoothly, accurately, and compliantly.

In this role, you’ll help keep critical AP workflows moving while partnering across teams, solving problems, and supporting continuous improvement. It’s an opportunity to bring precision, responsiveness, and accountability to work that supports the financial operations behind beloved brands and everyday food products.

Responsibilities

• Create, update, and maintain vendor master data in JD Edwards, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Collect, verify, and authenticate vendor onboarding documentation through email and phone outreach.
• Use available tools and resources to validate vendor information and help prevent fraud.
• Maintain internal records tied to buyer/requisitioner roles, department codes, and business locations.
• Perform audits and data cleansing activities to eliminate duplicates and correct errors.
• Support master data governance initiatives, including system testing and upgrades.
• Receive and index invoices using Brainware.
• Support timely invoice processing to meet monthly, quarterly, and year-end accrual deadlines.
• Perform weekly payment disbursement activities, including wires and check runs.
• Resolve stale checks and support unclaimed property processes.
• Assist with annual 1099 compilation and filing.
• Monitor assigned AP inboxes, route inquiries appropriately, and provide guidance on vendor data and AP processes.
• Retrieve and scan incoming mail, including paper invoices.
• Support SOX compliance activities, audits, and testing.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Accounting, AR, Credit & Collections, and other cross-functional partners.
• Maintain training documentation and help cross-train others to support continuity and redundancy.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in accounts payable, vendor/customer master data, or related administrative support roles.
• Experience with ERP systems such as JD Edwards or SAP preferred.
• Experience in consumer-packaged goods and acquisition integration is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment with cross-functional partners.
• Commitment to data accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Make a meaningful impact through work that supports essential AP operations and helps the business run smoothly.
• Be part of a culture that blends big company opportunity with a small company attitude.
• Gain valuable cross-functional exposure by partnering with teams across finance and operations.
• Contribute to process improvement while building your skills in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Join a company where your work matters and your ideas can make a difference.

Company Description

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.