Accounts Payable Clerk

Description

Who is FMI? 

FMI Aerostructures is one of the largest independent manufacturing businesses serving the aerospace & defense industry. Our 250-member team has been a trusted supply chain partner that manufactures critical structural components and complex assemblies for major aerospace players for over 40 years. 

Why FMI makes a difference?

Customers are at the center of everything at FMI. We are excited that this team can work with key partners like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin using our critical components to help important new aerospace programs take flight. Our machinists are the best in the industry, and we are investing to support their continued success. When they win, our customers win.

Why FMI could be the right fit for your career? 

This is an opportunity to work locally for a long-standing, stable business that is investing to grow.  

Summary: We are seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Clerk to join our finance team. In this role, you will be instrumental in managing our company's financial obligations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, and maintaining strong vendor relationships. If you are passionate about numbers and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply and help us maintain our financial health with precision and professionalism. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and verify invoices and check requests. 
• Sort, code, and match invoices 
• Set invoices up for payment and enter them into the system. 
• Track expenses and process expense reports 
• Prepare and perform check runs. 
• Post transactions to ledgers, journals, and other records 
• Reconcile accounts payable transactions. 
• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date. 
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues. 
• Maintain vendor files correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries. 
• Produce monthly reports and assist with month-end closing. 
• Provide supporting documentation for audits. 
• Maintain accurate historical records. 
• Maintain confidentiality of organizational information 

Requirements

• Proficiency with accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel 
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles and accounts payable processes 
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in managing financial records. 
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work to meet deadlines. 
• Solid data entry skills with an ability to identify numerical errors. 
• Good organizational and time-management abilities 
• Familiarity with bookkeeping and basic accounting procedures 
• Capability to work independently and as part of a team. 
• Willingness to comply with all company, local, state, and federal financial regulations and procedures. 
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality regarding financial information. 
• A US Person is required. 

Educational Qualification:

• High school diploma or equivalent; and/or  
• Associate degree in accounting or related field preferred; and/or 
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in accounts payable  

Physical Demands 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment:  

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places and vibrations. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.