Accounts Payable Specialist

Job description

You know our brands, The Laughing Cow, Babybel, Boursin, Kaukauna, Merkts and Price's, which elicit smiles across America. They are daring, responsible and deliver dairy goodness. As you imagine, this mindset is contagious! Bel Brands USA is part of an international family company, which has led an ambitious growth strategy for 150 years and is today the world's third largest branded cheese company. If like our 11,000 employees globally and 900 people in the US, you want to have an impact in an entrepreneurial and demanding company, and share smiles around the world, dare to live the Bel experience!

Be you. Be ambitious. Be Bel.

Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago's '101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For' for 8 years in a row, from 2009 - 2016. The company is headquartered in Chicago and operates three manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD.

Job Description Summary

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical services including, but not limited to, processing expense reports, processing invoice receipts, issuing manual payments, following up on vendor inquiries and filing. This role is anon-exempt position which meansyou are eligible for overtime payfor overtime hours worked as providedunder state and federal laws.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Review and processes employee expense reports
· Processes invoice receipts and prepares manual checks
· Compares invoices and purchase orders and ensures proper approvals were obtained including invoices with variances
· Works with vendors and internal team to resolve discrepancies
· Ensures information and data on invoices is accurate before entering into system for processing of payment
· Effectively and efficiently processes invoices to ensure that company payments are accurate and vendors are paid in a timely manner
· Maintains the confidentiality and security of vendor, financial and employee files
· Reviews G/L account assignments for consistency and accuracy
· Adheres to and enforces company policies and procedures
· Performs other duties as assigned by the Accounts Payable Manager

Qualifications and Competencies

· Degree in accounting or business related field preferred OR equivalent relevant years of proven on the job experience
· Must have 2+ years of accounts payable experience (preferably with multiple locations)
· Experience within a shared services environment
· Strong mathematical, analysis, reconciliation skills and working knowledge of basic accounting principles
· High proficiency in MS Excel and other MS Office Applications and minimum of 1 to 2 years of accounts payable processing experience with SAP
· Technical and troubleshooting ability
· Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks while maintaining confidentiality
· Ability to work accurately/independently in high volume, fast paced environment
· Excellent written and oral communication skills

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