
Accounts Payable Associate
Harlem Children's Zone
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $60,000 - $65,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Coordinate and participate in accounts payable day to day processing of invoices and payments.
- Review invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
- Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoices and expense reports.
- Good knowledge of general ledger systems, relationship of control and subsidiary ledger accounts.
- Perform accounting entries related to accounts payable (i.e., various void check scenarios, expense reclassifications, and fiscal year-end accrual entries).
- Practice effective monitoring to ensure payments are made to vendors in a timely manner.
- Review and manage accounts payable aging.
- Perform General Ledger account reconciliations assigned.
- Advise and implement Accounts Payable process improvements initiative to strengthen controls, maximize system resources, and improve efficiency and productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar (preferred)
- 2 years of accounts payable experience working in a similar sized operation (approximately 30,000 invoice payments per year).
- Knowledge of cloud based/paperless financial system with encumbrances, as well as strong organizational and time management skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills, basic accounting principles knowledge, documentation skills, research and resolution skills, data analysis and multi-tasking skills.
- Computer skills: Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint are essential (can effectively use VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables and other data management tools) and General Accounting applications.
- A team player with excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy.
- Ability to perform mathematical computations such as percentages, fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division quickly and accurately
Benefits
- Highly competitive base salaries
- Paid time off
- Employee referral bonus
- Career advancement
- No-cost health insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-and long-term disability
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Wellness discounts
- Commuter benefits
- Financial wellness perks
- Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
accounts payablegeneral ledgeraccount reconciliationsexpense reclassificationsfiscal year-end accrualsdata analysismathematical computations
Soft Skills
organizational skillstime managementproblem-solvingdocumentation skillsresearch skillsresolution skillsmulti-taskingteam playeroral communicationwritten communication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting