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Echelon Supply & Service Accounts Payable Specialist in Liverpool, New York
Overview: Since 1977, Echelon has been a leading supplier of hoses and hose assemblies for commercial and military applications throughout the world. Due to current, as well as projected future growth, Echelon is currently seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to assist our Liverpool, NY based Finance Team complete day-to-day office tasks, communications, and accounting activities.
Job Summary: The Accounts Payable Specialist responsibilities include verifying invoices, processing payments, and performing account reconciliations as needed. Ultimately, you will work together with our accounting team to ensure our organization’s expenditures are accurate and follow established process and procedures which are standardized across the organization.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices
Validate and enter vendor and service invoices into our ERP system (SQL database)
Identify and resolve invoice discrepancies
Set up New Vendor accounts in ERP system
Verbally verify bank data to set up electronic payments
Work with both domestic and international invoices
Collaborate with internal departments to gather, analyze and interpret financial data
Work with the organization’s day-to-day financial transactions, including payables, corporate credit card reconciliations and other specialized tasks
File Invoices which have been entered on a daily basis
Work closely with other Financial departments, i.e. Billing and Credit & Collections
Work with additional departments such as Purchasing and Sales
Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers
Verify vendor accounts, address purchase order issues and invoice or payment discrepancies
Keep informed of regulatory requirements and best practices related to accounting
Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED required
1+ year experience as an Accounts Payable Specialist or similar role
In-depth knowledge of accounts payable principles and accounting standards
High competency in accounting
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Excellent collaboration and communication abilities
Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
Intermediate knowledge of MS Office, including Excel
Echelon Supply and Service provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
