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Accounts Payable Specialist

Addison Group
  • Mokena, IL
  • $28–$30 Per Hour
1 day ago

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Accounts Payable Specialist

Pay: $28-30/hr

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k

The Accounts Payable Specialist plays a key role in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring timely, efficient payment processing. This position supports the organization’s financial integrity by managing invoice workflows, resolving discrepancies, and maintaining strong vendor communication.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy and follow-through matter

What You'll Do:

  • Processes accounts payable transactions accurately and in a timely manner, maintaining organized supporting documentation for multiple business units under a shared service center.
  • Reconcile monthly vendor statements with outstanding invoices in the system.
  • Ensuring compliance is maintained with the company processes and procedures including following our delegation of authority.
  • Matches invoices to purchase orders and receivers, researching and resolving discrepancies with vendors as needed.
  • Prepares weekly check runs for supervisory review.
  • Completes monthly accounts payable accruals, journal entries, and reconciliations.
  • Investigates aging or unusual items within accounts payable and uninvoiced receivers.
  • Communicates with vendors regarding invoice submissions and conducts necessary follow-up.
  • Ad hoc projects and reports as necessary

Who You Are:

  • A team player enjoys solving problems and implementing solutions.
  • A lifelong learner with a passion for continuous improvement.

What You’ll Need:

  • Associates degree in Accounting or Business preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 5 years’ experience in an Accounts Payable role or related position.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
  • Adapts quickly to changes in priorities and receptive to additional responsibilities.
  • Ability to interface professionally with vendors on a daily basis.
  • Proficient with ERP systems; PeopleSoft and Corcentric experience a plus.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word.

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationMokena, IL
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$28–$30 Per Hour
Company Size1,500 to 1,999 employees
Year Founded1999
Websitehttp://www.addisongroup.com/

About Company

Need a job? Need an employee? Then you need Addison Group, the professional staffing and search firm that has reshaped the industry with our excellent placements in the Administrative & HR, Engineering, Executive Search, Finance & Accounting, Healthcare, and IT sectors.

Addison Group has enjoyed rapid growth since its inception in 1999, when a group of visionary industry leaders in Chicago set out with the simple goal of recruiting the best candidates for the best companies. With the help of its strategic investment partner, Trilantic Capital Partners, Addison Group has expanded its reach across the country through 13 offices and six core industry sectors, from Administrative to IT.

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounts Payableunmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Follow Throughunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Payment Processingunmatched
  • Peoplesoftunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Purchase Ordersunmatched
  • Receiversunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Transaction Processing/Managementunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched

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