AP Specialist, Burr Ridge IL

AP Specialist

Summary

Processes, records, verifies, and pays invoices for goods and services on a timely basis. Manages and maintains positive internal customer and external business partner relationships.

Responsibilities
• Responsible for the daily processing of all incoming vendor invoices.
• Prepare and audit payments sent via check and ACH.
• Respond to vendor queries, reconcile vendor statements, and communicate with vendors regarding payment status.
• Upload daily invoices and receivers to Filebound and route for approval process.
• Process approved invoices to appropriate expense accounts.
• Assist in month-end closing process for AP work queues.
• Complete and maintain all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.
• Sort and distribute mail.
• Answer incoming calls.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.

Education
• High school diploma is required.
• Associate degree in accounting, a plus.

Experience
• Minimum of three-year previous bookkeeping, accounting, and/or financial experience preferred.
• Accounts Payable experience a plus.
• Understanding of General Ledger Accounts a plus.

Technical Skill
• Microsoft Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with File Bound a plus.

Behavioral Attributes
• Focus on delivering exceptional customer service experience for both internal customers and external business partners.
• Exceptional interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills required.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritize.
• Flexible, adaptable, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.
• Critical and Analytical thinker.
• Positive can-do attitude.
• Team player.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the colleague is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk, or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls. The colleague may lift, push or pull up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Disclaimer: Every position at Finkbiner Equipment includes other duties as required for the company to be successful. Not every duty is captured within the job description. This job description was captured at a point in time and duties and responsibilities will evolve. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.