Accounts Payable Clerk

Job Summary:

The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for controlling expenses by assisting with Procurement through the administration of the Purchase Request process, and assisting with the Accounts payable process by receiving, verifying, processing, and reconciling invoices and statements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data timely and accurately.
• Assist with administering the Purchase Request process, including generating Purchase Orders and investigating any discrepancies.
• Matching Invoices with purchase requests or payment requests.
• Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements.
• Assist with reconciliation of credit card statements with receipts and other documentation.
• Assist with maintaining detailed accounting of credit card expenditures, analyze receipts to verify information and accuracy.
• Data entry of invoices into computer system.
• Generate reports detailing accounts payable status through the company’s accounting system.
• Understand compliance issues around accounts payable processes (W-9, etc.)
• Communicate with vendors and/or co-workers for the resolution of accounts payable issues.
• Ensure the purchasing/accounts payable processes are operating per policy(s).
• Assists with audit support.
• Filing and other duties as assigned.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License from New York, or a contiguous state (i.e., Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont) OR Must have the ability to take ample public transportation to attend meetings in person in the community and in the office as needed.

Education and Experience:

• A High School diploma is required.
• An Associates’ degree in Accounting is preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in accounts payable or general accounting.
• Proficiency in Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint is required.
• Proficiency with the use of Excel on an intermediate to advanced level and other software products used for tracking the flow of information is required.
• Absolute sense of integrity and personal commitment to serving people with I/DD and their families.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication organization and demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Demonstrate professionalism, respect, and ability to work in a team environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.78 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Utica, NY (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Utica, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $22