Accounts Payable Clerk-finance

Description:

The Accounts Payable Clerk is directly responsible for performing data entry and related duties in disbursing non-payroll accounts payable to individuals, suppliers, corporations, and other entities. This includes filing, maintaining and updating financial spreadsheets and performing other administrative duties of the finance department. The A/P Clerk will also ensure the timely and accurate processing of payment documents such as purchase orders, travel reimbursements, stipends, and any other accounting transactions related to Accounts Payable management. This position involves diplomatic interaction to provide billing information and support in order to facilitate daily bank reconciliations .

Position Responsibilities:

Data Entry

Enter Accounts Payable data accurately and precisely into the system.

Post A/P data to profit/loss reports, balance sheets, income statements, and other documentation.

Post Accounts Payable data to profit/loss reports, balance sheets, income statements, and other documentation.

Perform other administrative duties of the finance department.

Perform Accounts Payable and Administrative filing duties.

Data Processing and Review

Update financial spreadsheets ensuring accuracy and conciseness.

Investigate payment problems while following corporate A/P policies and procedures.

Review all credit balances, refunds, and adjustments, and apply adjustments and/or corrections to corporate billing records.

Review bills to the company for potential errors and/or discrepancies.

Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies or misapplied cash transactions.

Balance daily A/P batches; prepare and distribute payment reports and statistics to key personnel.

Post and reconcile company payments to general ledgers.