At tenerity, we provide our clients with compelling technology and services that earn their customers` loyalty every dayOur employees re-define loyalty with transparency and trust so that our clients can more deeply engage their customers, creating value from those connections.
We are a growing company at the top of our industry with values and character that allows us to stand apart from the competitionWe promote inclusion and diversity within our organization to garner perspective and engender trustWe are looking for people who will embrace our culture of radical transparency, who will create attunement with our customers, and embrace the pragmatism that comes from knowing that as life and people change, companies must adapt and change.
We have a bias on promoting from within, provide top notch compensation, and have a total rewards strategy that sets us above others in the fieldDo you want an impactful role in a growing company that is creating new solutions that lead the field in their innovation and effectiveness? then consider joining us; read on about our accounts payable associate role.
General summary:
Reporting to the shared services supervisor, accounting, the accounts payable associate is an individual responsible for establishing and maintaining a thorough understanding of various operational functions associated with the cxloyalty accounts payable functionAssist the accounts payable group to ensure timely and accurate payments of all invoices and invoice interfaces/uploadsAssist with improving processes and workflow efficiencies while following a customer centric focused approach to meet internal customer, external vendor and business requirements.
Additionally, the accounts payable associate will assist in analyzing and reporting ap data and will also assist with any special projects as needed.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Develop a complete understanding of the company’s vendors and vendor payment processes.
Manage a variety of accounts payable responsibilities including assisting the general accounting group with payment reconciliation follow-ups as well as other inquiries from both internal and external customers.
Handle the review and processing of employee t&e credit card applications.
Review employee expense reports and assist in resolving issues to ensure timely processing.
Perform positive pay reviews working with the cxloyalty banks.
Support the automated invoice processing and interfaces to ensure invoices, commissions and other liabilities are processed in a timely and accurate manner.
Build and develop mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers and internal cxloyalty customers.
Assist with maintaining written documentation on departmental accounts payable procedures.
Recommend updates to departmental policies and procedures as needed and assume responsibility for implementing approved changes.
Timely resolution of vendor related payment issues.
Support of internal and external audit to include related schedules and other client provided documentation as requested by the auditors.
Ensure all transactions are properly interfaced from documation invoice processing system and recorded in the oracle ebusiness suite financial system.
Assist with ensuring that all proper vendor forms and information is kept up to date and within compliance (w-9 forms, vendor setup forms, ach request forms, etc.)
Ability to investigate and analyze problems and use sound business based judgment to resolve issues efficiently.
Perform sox control testing and develop an understanding of department controls, determining how to obtain evidence of such controls and determining if such controls are operating effectively.
Assist supervisor and ap team with any other duties as assigned.
Required competencies:
Excellent analytical skills – a high level of attention to detail is requiredAttention to detail is critical
Solid excel skills
Self-driven and comfortable working in a fast paced environment
An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (gaap) and their application to daily processing
Must have the ability to work in an environment where priorities change rapidly, therefore, must have a proven ability to multi-task, establish priorities and meet tight deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.
Ability to manage large volumes of data
Ability to effectively work independently and as a member of a team
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while focusing on completion of the highest priority items in the shortest time frame possible
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong organizational and time management skillsMust be able to work and communicate extraordinarily with cross-functional teams, both internally and externally.
Confident in interacting with internal and external contacts at various levels.
Education, experience:
Bachelor degree in accounting or business administration preferred but not required.
3-4 years of experience in coordinating and processing a high volume of ap transactions.
1+ years of sound experience with oracle ebusiness suite financial system highly preferred but not required
