Job PurposeServe in a leadership capacity to the Accounts Payable team, including training and mentoring. Analyze and process accounts payable transactions for multiple business units and lead company-wide accounts payable initiatives and projects.Essential Functions
- Coordinate the completion of AP tasks across multiple business units, ensuring proper coverage and crosstraining
- Provide expertise and guidance to AP staff to ensure all invoices and expense reports are recorded accurately and processed in a timely manner; respond to staff inquiries
- Ensure all available vendor discounts are taken
- Apply an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and knowledge of the general ledger to review and code AP transactions
- Respond to inquiries from vendors or internal business partners; research and resolve issues or discrepancies
- Manage the company-wide corporate credit card and expense reimbursement program including training local administrators and cardholders / approvers
- Ensure proper setup and maintenance of vendor cards in the accounting system
- Prepare monthly AP accruals and perform month-end account reconciliations
- Manage received not invoiced (RNI) transactions and reconciliation
- Lead the annual processing of 1099s
- Lead company-wide special projects / process improvements impacting AP
- Identify areas of process and productivity improvement across all business units; assist in designing and implementing procedures
- Understand and comply with established company procedures designed to support effective internal controls
- Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of products manufactured in the facility
- Perform other job-related duties as assignedQualifications (Education / Experience)
- 2-year accounting associate degree or higher preferred
- 4+ years general accounting experience, with 3+ years accounts payable experience
- Prior supervisory experience preferred
- Prior experience in a multi-factory or multi-division company preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel and Word)
- ERP experience, preferably with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains or Navision
- Process-driven with the ability to hold others accountable while demonstrating excellent customer service skills
- Able to take initiative including a strong desire to suggest and develop process improvements
- Critical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to understand accounting impact
- Self-motivated, goal oriented, quality driven, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Solid work ethic demonstrating strict attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skillsRISE123MON123
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