What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable position at Forward Air?
Job Description:
The ideal Accounts Payable Analyst will have experience receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling a high volume of invoices in an accurate and timely manner. Experience in transportation services, distribution, or manufacturing is strongly desired.
Core Responsibilities & Duties:
- Thorough knowledge of applicable accounts payable/general ledger systems and procedures, and financial chart of accounts
- Process invoices and expense reports
- Prioritize invoices according to payment terms
- Respond to vendor inquiries and internal questions
- Strong problem solving skills, basic accounting principles knowledge, documentation skills and multi-tasking skills
- Reconcile, research and correct vendor statement discrepancies
- Detail oriented and professional attitude
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- 1 years of accounting / AP experience
- Experience in transportation services, distribution, or manufacturing is preferred
- Highly organized, strong attention to detail
- Strong work ethic, high integrity
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of reporting tools & other MIS tools
- Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
Skills:
- Ideal candidate will possess a “can do” attitude with a “will do” work ethic
- Interpersonal skills necessary to build effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization
- Strong organization, prioritization, project management and consulting skill set
- General computer skills - Microsoft Office, Outlook, AS400
- Excellent communication and problem solving skills
Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Greeneville, TN: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
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