Job Summary
The Shared Services Specialist I supports the Accounting Department with applicable functions including accounts payable and accounts receivable responsibilities. This team member will focus on accounts payable processing and will act as a backup for other functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Process accounts payable invoices
- Review all invoices for appropriate documentation
- Verify three-way match for all production/direct PO’s
- Verify non-production/indirect PO’s match invoices
- Collaborate with vendor, buyer & interdepartmental requests
- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies
- Review AP statements and resolve past due invoices
- Prepare various excel charts and reports, including month end reporting
- Generate and send out invoices
- Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
- Process incoming payments (via check, wire, ACH) and allocate to customer accounts
Qualifications
Education and Experience
· High school Diploma or equivalent experience
· Minimum of 3 months’ experience in an office setting (internship applicable)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, accounting software, and business computer software
· Demonstrated skill or ability to rapidly and accurately process a large volume of AP invoices in a traditional “manual entry” accounting system
· Knowledge of general accounting principles
· Attention to detail and accuracy
· Good verbal and written communication skills
· Organizational skills
· Problem analysis and problem-solving skills
· Excellent internal and external customer service skills
Position Demands
Physical Demands (essential functions)
· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and smell
· The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms
· The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
· The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
· Office area
· Occasional manufacturing shop environment