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Accounting Specialist - Accounts Payable at Lane Enterprises Inc

Lane Enterprises Inc No longer available $60,000 - $65,000/year

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Accounting Specialist - Accounts Payable

Location: 275 GRANDVIEW AVE, SUITE 300, Camp Hill, PA United States
Base Pay: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 / Year
Employee Type: FT Non-Exempt
Manage Others: No
Description

Lane Enterprises is excited to welcome a Clerk to their team! From generous benefits, including bonus opportunities and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), to great employee retention, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving organization!

Benefits: Lane offers a generous benefits package to include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Company paid Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, ESOP opportunity and a generous bonus incentive plan

Job Summary:
The Accounting Specialist - Accounts Payable is responsible for the payment of goods and services purchased by the Company. This role also serves as an auditor, ensuring that invoices are accurate and that proper accounting procedures and coding are followed for the purchasing and payment of goods and services.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment/posting.
• Work with plants to streamline submission of invoices to maximize purchase discounts and optimize the time available for management to monitor cash flow requirements.
• Provide oversight and any necessary correction to coding of invoices received from various plant personnel.
• Provide global overview of the payable function for value-add opportunities
• Serve as primary operator of A/P document management workflow and data capture.
• Enter and post invoices into the Enterprise Resource Planning system.
• Verify, adjust/correct and distribute invoice documents within the document management system.
• Communicate with operations to verify receipt of invoiced product and services.
• Resolve invoice and statement errors or discrepancies with vendors, remaining sensitive to working relationship with vendor.
• Develop working relationships with office managers at plant locations
• Maintain all accounts payable files and documents
• Prepare analysis of accounts, as required.
• Filing, scanning, and coping as necessary.
• Other tasks and responsibilities may be added at management's discretion.


Requirements
  • Accounts Payable Knowledge - Demonstrates a proficient level of knowledge of the full-cycle accounts payable process and keep current with developments and trends
  • Communication - Actively listens and provides regular, consistent, and meaningful information and expresses the message effectively by organizing and delivering information appropriately
  • Problem Solving - Resolves problems by identifying the information needed, considering multiple sides of the issue, and creating a logical approach for an appropriate solution
  • Time Management - Manages time by prioritizing and organizing workload to achieve maximum productivity and adjusting as situations change
  • Professional and Ethical - Demonstrate professional, ethical, and moral behavior, appearance, and presentation
  • Dependability - Punctual and fulfills work and time requirements by adhering to work schedule and complies with attendance and leave policies and plans accordingly for absences

Education and Experience:

  • Associate degree with a business or accounting concentration
  • 3+ years' experience processing accounts payable
  • 2+ years' experience using Enterprise Resource Planning software
  • Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables


Compensation details: 0 Yearly Salary



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