Accounts Payable Administrator Job Description
Accounts Payable Administrator Duties & Responsibilities
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Accounts Payable Administrator Qualifications
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Accounts Payable Administrator Examples
Accounts Payable Administrator Job Description
- Match, verify, code and process inventory and expense invoices
- Reconcile and resolve disputes and variances with suppliers
- Prepare monthly AP accruals
- Collaborate with purchasing and receiving to reconcile and resolve unvouchered receiving items
- Research, match and process freight & duty invoices
- Answer vendor / employee questions regarding AP
- Manage, reconcile and process employee Purchasing Card statements
- Receive, verify, and process cash, cheques, or online payments from customers and employees
- Prepare the international payment documents and submit them to the bank
- Maintain documents pertaining to Sarbanes Oxley requirements and insure proper control procedures are in place for all legislative and regulatory requirements data protection, money laundering and health and safety
- Preparation of various journal entries for mobile phones, dental insurance costs
- Operate effective clerical procedures, including filing
- Accounts Payable Processing - Process vendor invoices
- General Ledger- Reconcile accounts payable general leger balances
- This is a part-time position averaging 20 hours per week
- Process supplier invoices in accordance with established company policies and procedures
Accounts Payable Administrator Job Description
- Verifying all scanned documents to be processed sent by locations into SAP
- Interact and communicate with internal/external customers to provide excellent customer service
- Research and resolve supplier discrepancies and disputes as needed
- Setup customers into AP database for payment processing readiness according to established metrics and SLAs
- Verify customer W9 information in IRS TIN Verification Portal
- Ensure integrity of 1099 vendor information by providing information to internal / external customers related to supplier setup requirements
- Research and resolve all discrepancies regarding invalid taxpayer identification numbers in order to be in full compliance with IRS regulations
- Provide daily KPIs related to supplier setup and maintenance updates to Finance management team
- Responsible for 1099 information reporting end to end
- Liaison between AP and Business on 1099 related communications on reporting deadlines
- Support multiple internal and external audits, as necessary
- 3+ years relevant experience in a similar position- preferably within a multinational background
- Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications (including Excel, Word)
- Working with ERP systems, Specifically Maconomy
- General Qualification in Bookkeeping (Diploma)
- Display the required level of honesty and integrity
Accounts Payable Administrator Job Description
- Responsible for ongoing review of database for updates, corrections, clean up efforts
- Work directly with management on working capital initiatives
- Assigned as needed to support projects related to creation / update to supplier records
- Administer 1099 / TIN verification software
- Research and report to Finance management on any IRS changes related to Accounts Payable
- Ensure the accurate payment of all accounts payable, including employee expenses, rents and superannuation
- Check accounts payable statements
- Liaise with both suppliers and office accounting contacts
- Process credit application and setting up of new vendors
- Complete monthly reconciliation with General Ledger
- Organised individual with excellent attention to detail
- Organised, systematic
- Previous experience in a Lead or Supervisory position preferred or a minimum of 5 years current full cycle accounts payable experience in a high volume operation as a processor
- 10 key by touch (preferably 12,000 keystrokes) with proven accuracy
- Individual must be self starter and require minimal supervision
- Stay up to date with IRS regulation changes related to W9, W8, and 1099 reporting
Accounts Payable Administrator Job Description
- Obtain current and original insurance certificates for all active vendors
- Manage and monitor daily AP operations for assigned entities
- Ensure all escalated internal and external supplier issues are addressed and appropriately resolved in a timely manner
- Ensure that foreign VAT declarations are addressed in a timely and accurate fashion
- Report to Controlling identified non-compliance with group guidelines
- Prepare and process commercial payments for assigned entities
- Prepare and process internal requests for payment for assigned entities
- Monitoring and cleansing of pending accounts for US based entities
- Assist AP team members in reconciling vendor accounts
- Review AP aging reports and look into older items
- Experience in Oracle R12 required
- Strong verbal / written communication skills a must
- Knowledge of basic office equipment operation
- Prior experience with ERP package
- Prior experience with data capture tools
- 3 years experience managing supplier master data required
Accounts Payable Administrator Job Description
- Prepare annual 1099-MISC forms and 1096 for appropriate vendors
- Processing of accounts payable Invoices
- Checking accounts payable statements
- Liaising with both suppliers and office accounting contacts
- Credit application processing and setting up of new vendors
- Match, verify and enter payables invoices in NetSuite and/or Visual ERP systems
- Processing of Intercompany invoices/credit memos
- Processing of customer refunds
- Scan and file paid invoices
- Prepare data for vendor payments
- 3 years experience working in Shared Services Center required
- Previous accounts payable experience is a must
- Exhibits working proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
- Proficiency in relevant Microsoft office programs including Word and Excel
- Two years relevant administrative support or applicable experience in a fast-paced, data-driven environment
- Be familiar with or have the desire to become familiar with lease and contract language as it applies to parking and transportation