Accounts Payable Specialist - Bronx, United States - Fancy Foods, Inc.

Description

Posted 6 mins ago

Position summary:
The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for financial, administrative, and clerical services. This includes completing payments and controlling expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.

The Accounts Payable Specialist must be able to perform a variety of accounting and bookkeeping duties according to established policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following essential functions:

• Checks figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
• Reviews all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
• Checks and approves all vouchers for payment.
• Verifies amounts charged are correct.
• Performs inventory cost adjustments with Buyer approval, as necessary.
• Prepares the necessary paperwork for payment made by electronic transfer.
• Prepares invoice deduction notices.
• Audits freight bills against freight manifests.
• Inputs and prints accounts payable checks.
• Reconciles accounts payable transactions and reports discrepancies.
• Mails or distributes signed checks.
• Maintains vendor files, updates vendor information, and answers all vendor inquiries.
• Tracks expenses and processes expense reports.
• Prepares analysis of accounts.
• Prints all accounts payable reports and maintains all accounts payable files.
• Assists in month end closing and produces monthly reports.
• Processes and reconciles customer credits against A/R invoices and reconciles with inventory receiving.
• Vehemently adheres to company internal controls and transaction authorization hierarchy
• Provides supporting documentation for audits.
• Protects organization's values by keeping information confidential.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Essential skills and experience:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each and every essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or Business Administration related field or equivalent preferred
• 14 years related experience and/or training.
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of administrative and bookkeeping procedures, including proofing and checking work.
• Strong mathematical background and skills.
• Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers accurately.
• Ability to gather and analyze information skillfully.
• Familiarity with office equipment.
• Ability to use 10digit print display calculator.
• Meets productivity standards and completes work in a timely manner.
• Prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Excellent problemsolving and conflict management skills.
• Ability to demonstrate good common sense and sound judgment.
• Ability to make decisions and take actions to solve problems and reach goals.
• Ability to accept responsibility and accountability for his/her actions.
• Is dependable and trustworthy.
• Shares a commitment to company values.

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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 the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk or hear. The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Pay:
$55, $60,000.00 per year


Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Experience level: 2 years


Office Schedule:
Monday to Friday


Ability to Commute:
Bronx, NY required)


Work Location:
In person


What We Offer:

• Leadership team that empowers employees, recognizes & rewards your efforts
• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) program
• Paid time off
• Excellent health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Casual dress code
• Advancement opportunity
• Employee discounts
• Fun, challenging and rewarding environment
• Diverse workforce
• Company social events
• Organic, allnatural products is a growth industry
• Internships available yearround