Accounts Payable Office Associate - Entry Level

Job Details: Job Location: BDS - Springfield, MA, Salary Range: $18.00 - $28.00Hourly, Accounts Payable
 
This position will be responsible for reconciling vendor statements and submitting payments to vendors.
 
Job Description:

Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying federal id numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances; preparing checks.
Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.

Environmental & Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit,  use hands and fingers to feel and handle, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may incidentally be required to stoop, kneel and crouch, lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds

Benefits Include:

Health, dental, life and disability insurance
401(k) with company match
Flexible spending accounts
Paid Time-Off
Qualifications:
High school graduate or equivalency.
2+ years’ experience or training in accounts payable preferred.
Excellent data entry skills
Good verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in a fast paced team environment
Detailed oriented and high level of accuracy