Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for maintaining accounts with payable ledgers, month-end close, tier suppliers, and managing supplier payment processes to ensure compliance with company policy.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with vendors by communicating effectively and working in tandem to identify and resolve payment delays, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to obtain missing information or approvals necessary to ensure timely payments.
• Handle the end-to-end processing of invoices and payments for key suppliers.
• Manage the global supplier payment process and ensure accurate and timely disbursements of payments in compliance with the Company's expenditure policies.
• Apply sales and use tax concepts to ensure record accuracy, making appropriate adjustments as needed.
• Assist A / P Manager in generating and maintaining various reports, including vendor aging reports, payment analysis, and month-end closing reports.
• Review Accounts Payable Aging and weekly payment batch reports to monitor outstanding balances and ensure timely processing.
• Assess current processes and identify opportunities to streamline A / P processes and improve efficiency.
• Prepare annual supplier 1099 Misc. reporting and state escheatment filings to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Prepare monthly general ledger close, including accounts payable reconciliations, and assist in preparing accrual reports and monthly journal entries.
• Train A / P Team on processes and procedures, and assist in managing the Team's workload, shifting priorities as needed to meet deadlines.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives within the Accounts Payable team to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with the procurement and receiving teams to ensure smooth process flow and accurate handling of purchase orderrelated items.
• Support quarterly and year-end PBC audits.
• Adhere to the Company's Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
• Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Minimum education and experience :

Preferred Qualifications

Working Conditions

Base Pay Range Per Hour : $36.00 - $48.00

Individual compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, work location and shift, and will increase over time based on meeting performance and business needs.

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