Accounts Payable Specialist

Company Description

With approximately 100,000 planted acres in California's San Joaquin Valley, Wonderful Orchards is the world's largest grower of almonds, pistachios and pomegranates. Wonderful Orchards is a part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world through its iconic consumer brands which include Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora, and JUSTIN Wine.

Job Description

Position Summary:

Wonderful Orchards is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join its team at our Shafter, CA accounting department. This position will help in performing accounting and clerical tasks related to the efficient processing and maintenance of accounts payable transactions.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for processing and entering 300-500 invoices per week.
• Prepare and process checks and ACH payments for multi-companies.
• Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
• Ability to process and follow-up on urgent items.
• Work with Purchasing/Warehouse departments to resolve purchase order and receiving document discrepancies.
• Maintains historical records by scanning invoices while processing them.
• Preserve vendor relationships while responding to inquiries.

Qualifications

Qualifications include, but are not limited to the following:

High School diploma or GED equivalent

• 2 years accounts payable experience.
• Proficiency in data entry with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral.
• A team player, flexible, consistent, reliable, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite – Outlook, Excel, Word
• Strong time management and organizational skills with ability to meet deadlines.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Oracle strongly preferred.
• Pay Range: $22/hr. - $26/hr. and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience. 

Additional Information

Why chose Wonderful?

Wonderful Nurseries and Wonderful Orchards are part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion company, which also has other No. 1 brands such as Wonderful® Pistachios, FIJI® Water, Wonderful® Halos®, JUSTIN® Wine, and Teleflora®. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.

• We nourish, naturally - We believe that what you put into your body matters. The most nutritious -- and best-tasting -- foods are those from nature.
• We play to win - Our employees set ambitious goals and meet challenges with unified purpose and unmatched energy.
• We act differently - With courage and fearlessness, we are relentless in our quest to inspire healthier. food and beverage choices. As a privately held organization, we have the freedom and the power to make quick and effective decisions.

Wonderful Orchards and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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