Accounts Payable Clerk

Robert Half is seeking an Accounts Payable (A/P) Clerk to join a team of highly skilled professionals in a stimulating work environment. The candidate's responsibilities in this role include attending to the general needs of the AP/Finance Department, while working closely and reporting to the Accounting Manager. Matching and batching code, resolving A/P issues, processing expense reports, updating and reconciling sub-ledger to G/L and processing checks are integral functions for this position. Join a quickly-growing team of motivated professionals in a position that offers potential for career growth. Located in Pelham, Alabama, the Accounts Payable Clerk will be a contract to full-time position.

Key responsibilities:

- Perform daily processes and controls correctly and punctually, ensuring company policies are followed

- Carry out additional tasks as assigned

- Support the AP/Finance Department by completing administrative tasks

- Conduct full-cycle A/P

- Manage the process of verifying, logging, and mailing checks, including expediting special handling

- Maintain proper storage of invoices, checks, and other documents by organizing, logging, scanning, and filing them

- Manage customer service tasks for internal business partners

- Facilitate internal and external audits as needed

- Manage department mail by opening, sorting, and distributing it on a daily basis

- Articulate customer service and interpersonal skills, especially when interacting with those in the technical and financial backgrounds

- Proficiency in data entry

- Numeric data entry experience preferred

- Process Vendor Invoices experience

- Scanning experience

- Comprehensive knowledge of Accounts Payable (AP)

- Demonstrated knowledge of Quickbooks Online

- Adeptness in Coding Invoices

- Proficient with spreadsheets and databases

- Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement

- Prior experience in an A/P role preferred

- AA or BS/BA degree in Accounting, Business or similar preferred