Accounts Payable Associate

What you'll do

As the Accounts Payable Associate, you will..

• Process invoices related to our direct and indirect expenditures.
• Work within Deacom, our Coupa platform and SharePoint accounts payable portal, and partner with various team members to ensure accurate and timely processing and approval of invoices
• Match inventory related invoices to receipt documents and purchase orders to ensure correct pricing and quantities are being recorded. Resolve 3-way match discrepancies through communication with our teams in High Point. You will also work directly with our vendors on invoice dispute resolution.
• Work in our Reltio platform to help set up new suppliers. Including requesting and reviewing W9 information for processing new supplier set up.
• Ensure that all invoices have the appropriate documentation, approval, coding and expense type (taxable vs. nontaxable), prior to payment
• Reconcile vendor statements to open A/P
• On a weekly basis: assist in the review of the accounts payable aging report and communicate potential issues to the AP Supervisor
• Participate and engage with other accounting/finance team members in the yearly financial audit
• Assist the Accounting Team and other department members in various financial analysis as well as special projects as needed
• Support period-end close processes by conducting tasks including: reviewing ending account balances in collaboration with Finance Operations to ensure accuracy, preparing accruals, and creating recurring journal entries to record actual amounts for payroll, benefits, prepaids, and other relevant accounts.
• Monitor and analyze airfreight and intercompany aging reports, providing timely updates and insights to business partners.

What you'll bring to KIND

• You will bring an ability to perform your tasks in a timely, accurate manner
• You will bring a healthy curiosity to consider how to improve any processes that you perform and a comfort level to make suggestions

You are...

• Organized, efficient and able to juggle multiple priorities at once
• Genuine in your desire to help make the world a kinder place, committing to always spreading and celebrating kindness

You have...

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in accounts payable
• Associates Degree in accounting, business or related field is required. Bachelors' degree is a strong plus
• Intermediate skills in Excel and Word
• Prior experience with using the Coupa accounts payable platform preferred
• Prior exposure to J.D. Edwards accounting software with an emphasis on the accounts payable module is preferred
• Effective organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
• High standards of quality control
• Ability to work overtime hours on certain key dates during the monthly close or other times in which the departmental workload is at a high level
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact in a professional manner are required as this position will have a high level of exposure with both other team members and vendors
• The ideal candidate will be a strong team player with effective communication skills and the desire to assist all members of the accounting team in any and all department tasks

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current hourly range for this position is $25-$30/hr. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ.