Accounts Payable Lead

The Accounts Payable Team Leader is responsible in guiding AP team and performing timely and accurate daily processing of payables and general accounting functions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Process vendors’ invoices accurately, including PO & invoice matching, reviewing for applicable sales and use tax, proper coding, proof of delivery, and authorization.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in records or documents including researching records and making necessary adjustments to vendor accounts or accounting records.
• Communicate issues and resolutions to the accounting manager and vendors as needed.
• Process check run and provide excellent internal and external customer service.
• Accurate vendor setup, maintain, review, complete, issue, and file W-9s, Report of Unclaimed Property and other returns as required by Federal and State agencies.
• Lead, coach and support co-workers in performing A/P functions.
• Tax reporting, including but not limited to 1099 and use tax.
• Maintaining confidentiality of Goodwill financial affairs.
• Research and resolve problems and answer questions from staff or vendors.
• Reconcile vendor statements and maintain electronic and paper vendor files.
• Demonstrates safe work practices through awareness and observation in support of a safety culture; reports any potential hazards or accidents.

• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements (Qualifications for the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Associates Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 3-5 years accounts payable with supervisory experience. Ability to interact with staff throughout a number of departments. Ability to perform multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Problem solving, detailed-oriented and with ability to handle multiple tasks within deadline.

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: N/A

Computer/Technology Skills:

• Proficiency level of intermediate to advanceknowledge with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• D365 ERP or similar accounting software
• Ability to learn new technology and software as related to the job.
• 10-key by touch.

Physical Abilities:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required sit for long periods of time, communicate with other employees by talking and hearing, required to lift and carry items weighing up to 20 pounds and to operate computer systems. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Able to communicate with others effectively both verbally and written, including those who have limited English skills. Maintain reliable attendance.

Essential Mental/Sensory Abilities:

• Accounts Payable Team Leader
• Problem solving
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Prioritization
• Organizing, sorting, categorizing, counting, adding, subtracting

• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Attention to detail
• Time management and multi-tasking
• Organizational skills