Accounts Payable Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our growing Global Finance Team. This full-time position will be responsible for a broad range of corporate finance responsibilities across the globe, including supporting Accounts Payables for United States operations, oversight of daily operations for APAC/EMEA/Americas entities, and assisting with AP Reporting, and more. This individual will report to our AP Manager with in the GIFT Team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for handling the end-to-end Accounts Payable process for the Global Finance team. This includes:
• Initial preparation of accounts payable entries, including banking inputs for approval
• Payment entries/uploads in banking platforms (including Citibank and AFEX)
• Preparation of various weekly and monthly AP reports like Outstanding payables, aging etc.
• Working with Finance stakeholders to complete the preparation and review of local filing requirements (local VAT Returns and more)
• Strengthen and grow relationships with internal Finance stakeholders and generally respond to all inquiries from internal stakeholders.
• Ongoing maintenance of the Accounts Payable tracker and management of all finance documentation, ensuring robust audit trails
• Assist in streamlining and improving the accounts payable process, including automation initiatives.
• Assisting with NetSuite projects, clean-up and maintenance, and working with internal Finance teams.
• Execute global bank account reconciliations.
• Assist with preparing local month-end processes, including maintaining the day-to-day journal entries and bookkeeping tasks.
• Assist with process improvements and automation project

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS in Accounting/Finance or equivalent working experience required
• Flexible to Work in US hours
• 2-4 years of accounting/finance experience is required, preferably in an accounts payable role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with a wider global team and across different time zones if required.
• Technology-savvy, including Microsoft Suite and NetSuite
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to prioritize and juggle with a variety of tasks  
• Ability to take ownership and be accountable