Accounts Payable

Responsibilities: 

• Post business transactions, process invoices, verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records 
• Provide other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organization 
• Maintain meticulous records of outstanding payables 
• Ensure the accuracy of an organization’s financial documents for payment, auditing, and tax purposes 
• Protect businesses against unintentional overpayment 
• Practice effective monitoring to ensure payments are made to vendors in a timely manner 
• Clarify any questionable invoice items, prices, or receiving signatures 
• Assemble and review invoices to be completed for payment 
• Maintain copies of vouchers, invoices, or correspondence necessary for files 
• Type periodic reports and other records 
• Obtain proper information and/or data regarding invoice payments 
• Check vendor files for any previous payments and assign voucher numbers 
• Prepare vouchers listing invoice number, date, vendor address, item description, amounts, and coding per accounting policies and procedures 
• Reconcile bank statements 
• Input daily bookkeeping and record keeping 
• Verify invoices against purchase orders and ensure goods or services were received before issuing payment to vendors 

Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or related field 
• Analytical skills 
• Detail-oriented and organized 
• Computation skills 
• Leadership abilities 
• Written and oral communication skills 
• Problem-solving skills