The Accounts Payable Associate role is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of all transactions that impact costs and expenses in the Income Statement. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, main duties consist of (but are not limited to) entering, coding and releasing payment of vendor bills and supporting the Finance team with monthly closing procedures and reporting.
Main responsibilities:
- Manage the Accounts Payable process from beginning to end (entering vendor and contractor bills into NetSuite, ensuring correct expense coding, obtaining proper approvals, and processing payments)
- Communicate with vendors to resolve any inquiries or discrepancies.
- Own vendor procurement responsibilities (new vendor setup including W-9's, legal agreements and payment details)
- Generate annual 1099's
- Manage employee expense reports (ensure expense policy compliance, timely submission with receipts, accurate coding and reimbursement processing)
- Manage the corporate credit card (ensure all transactions are codified accurately and purchase receipts are kept)
- Support monthly close process by completing assigned tasks such as bank reconciliations, payroll journal entries and expense accruals
- Report on accounts payables activities, metrics and aging
- Facilitate vendor spend reporting and disbursement timing for expense and cash forecasting
- Maintain process documentation and look for opportunities to automate and improve daily accounting processes
- Provide support during audits, special inquiries, projects and ad-hoc analysis.