Accounts Payable

Summertown Metals
  • Tennessee
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Summertown Metals is looking for a self-starting, motivated individual to work in Accounts Payable. This position will be responsible for overseeing the AP team, ensuring accurate invoice processing, vendor payments, reconciliations, and process improvements. This is a full-time position which is eligible for benefits such as medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, STD, LTD, life, 401K with a company match, vacation and PTO.

     

    Job duties include but are not limited to:

     

    • Self directed and persistent support for other AP staff ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
    • Strengths and Experience to include  the invoice processing, payment runs, expense audits, and vendor management activities, ensuring timely and accurate payments
    • Support Month-end close, account reconciliations, and preparation of AP reports and metrics to access performance and identify areas of improvements
    • Maintain process and procedures, internal controls, and procedures to prevent errors and fraud in the AP process
    • Work closely with finance, procurement and operations teams to resolve discrepancies, manage escalations, and ensure smooth AP operations
    • Participate in ERP implementations, systems upgrades, and automation initiatives to optimize AP processes
    • Ensure all KRA's for direct reports  stay up to date
    • Handle complex vendor inquiries, negotiating payment terms, and ensuring compliance with the company policies and financial regulations/

     

    Qualifications and experience:

     

    • Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field preferred
    • 5+ years in Accounts Payable and 2+ years in a leadership role
    • Hands on experience with ERP systems, strong Excel and analytical skills, and familiarity with AP processes, reconciliation, and vendor management
    • Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
    • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

     

    This position is critical for maintaining the financial health of the organization, ensuring accurate and timely payments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within accounts payable function.


    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTennessee
    Websitehttps://www.summertownmetals.com/careers/

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Closeunmatched
    • Accounts Payableunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Billingunmatched
    • Business Administrationunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corporate Policiesunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Regulationsunmatched
    • Hospitalunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Payment Processingunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched

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