Accounts Payable Clerk I (Remote)

POSITION SUMMARY
The Accounts Payable Clerk will support the day-to-day operations of accounts payable, review purchase orders, statements, verify invoice amounts owed, and respond to vendor inquiries. 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Prepare, process and post invoices timely and accurately.
•    Assure that financial accounts are reconciled timely and accurately. 
•    Support timely and efficient month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes. 
•    Perform account analysis to identify and explain variances. 
•    Maintain proper documentation and file supporting documents, including approvals. 
•    Assist with internal and external audit requests.
•    Liaise with the bank and other parties as required. 
•    Perform backup duties within the department as required.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Record and process daily transactions in accounts payable (i.e. obtain approvals and issue checks). 
•    Assist with accounts payable email queue and electronic file organization.
•    Assist with printing daily premium refund checks and monthly commission checks.
•    Assist with vendor maintenance in the general ledger, including set up of payment locations and creation of new vendor request forms and/or change forms. 
•    Assist with maintaining and keeping current W-9 documents for Accounts Payable vendors.
•    Respond to vendor inquiries and assist with research of vendor payment discrepancies. 
•    Assist with processing employee garnishment, broker garnishment and broker’s backup withholding.
•    Assist with monitoring company credit card, ensuring all transactions are approved with proper receipts submitted. 
•    Assist with uploading disbursements.
•    Respond to internal and external broker commission inquiries. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
•    High school diploma required. 
•    0 to 1 year of relevant work experience (Accounting Clerk I). 
•    Exceptional typing and 10 key by touch skills required.
•    Excellent oral and written communication.
•    Strong attention to detail and ability to operate with a high degree of accuracy.
•    Microsoft Office suite experience required; intermediate Excel skills preferred. 
•    Microsoft Dynamics GP experience preferred.