Accounts Payable Clerk

Job description

Job details

General information

Entity

Crédit Agricole CIB is the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group, the world's n°11 bank measured by Tier One Capital (The Banker, July 2016).
The Bank offers its clients a comprehensive range of products and services structured around six major divisions:
- Client Coverage & International
- Network, Global Investment Banking,
- Structured Finance,
- Global Markets,
- Debt Optimisation & Distribution,
- International Trade & Transaction Banking.

The Bank provides support to clients in large international markets through its network with a presence in major countries in Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.  

Reference number

2017-21259  

Publication date

02/06/2017

Job description

Business type

Corporate & Investment Banking

Complementary business types

Finance / Accounting

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Job summary

Summary
Accounts Payable is responsible for the payment of general expense invoices and employee expense reports for all US branches as well as the payment and monitoring of fixed assets for all US branches. AP also is responsible for the input of expense related accounting entries into the bank's general ledger.

Responsible for the checking and input of incoming invoices and expense reports. Also responsible for input of accounting entries into bank's general ledger. Also communicates with vendors and other departments regarding outstanding invoices and creates spreadsheets for analysis by other departments.

Key Responsibilities
1) Payment of invoices: Checking all incoming invoices for correctness and adherence to bank policy. Input of these invoices into the Oracle AP system as well as printing of checks once invoices have been approved by manager. Average of 100-150 invoices per week.

2) Investigation and research: Focus will be on examination of Employee Expense Reports for adherence to company policy. Applicant must have strong analytical skills. Also responsible for contact with outside vendors and other areas of bank regarding outstanding invoices. Creation of excel spreadsheets for research by other departments.

3) Manual Journal Entries: Input of manual journal entries into bank's general ledger through Oracle system

Key Internal contacts
IT Financial Control and US Administration

SPECIAL ROLE REQUIREMENTS: Some manual work is necessary for archiving of records.

Job location

Geographical area

America, United States Of America

City

NEW YORK

Desired profile

Candidate criteria

Academic qualification / Speciality

- College

Level of minimal experience

0-2 years

Experience

one year of experience

Required skills

- Ability to deal with issues
- Ability to work successfully in a team
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to prioritize effectively
- Capacity to cooperate and work across disciplines (desirable)
- Effectiveness at decision making (desirable)
- Adaptability to changing environments (desirable)
- Ability to analyze and summarize information (desirable)