About the Role
The Accounts Payable Associate - Float will perform duties involved in the accounts payable functions, reporting directly to the Shared Services Accounting Manager. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, results-driven, and possess excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills to work independently and accomplish departmental goals.
Responsibilities
- Input and process invoices accurately for multiple companies with multiple currencies, ensuring proper sorting, coding, matching, documentation, and approval for payment.
- Resolve discrepancies between invoices and purchase orders or receiving documents.
- Process checks, wires, and ACHs according to company payment policies and vendor terms.
- Perform vendor set-up and maintenance.
- Respond to vendor inquiries regarding payments.
- Run AP subledgers to confirm balance and elimination.
- Review freight reports for accuracy and correct invoices for freight charges.
- Notify vendors of EFT payments via email.
- Facilitate vendor credit applications.
- Perform vendor account reconciliation.
- Assist with month-end reconciliations, external audits, and other data gathering needs.
- Perform other related duties as required to support the business.
Requirements
- Minimum of a two-year degree in accounting or 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- Previous experience in an accounts payable or accounting role.
- Experience using MS Office products including Excel and Outlook.
- Experience using MS Dynamics AX is a plus.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent organization skills.
- Experience analyzing information.
- Data entry skills.
- General math skills.
Skills
- Communication
- Time management
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Analyzing information
- Data entry
- General math
Location
- Float
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3-5 years relevant experience
Education Level
- Two-year degree in accounting
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive Compensation Program
Benefits
- Extended Healthcare, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Health Savings Account
- Life, AD&D, and Dependent Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Professional Development
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Match
- On Demand Pay (Dayforce Wallet)
About the Company
- From our roots providing sand to local foundries in the 1880's, Opta has grown to an international group of companies committed to delivering optimal results for our customers.
- Opta's purpose is to create solutions that enhance productivity and set new standards for industrial performance.
- Our mission is to consistently deliver custom-engineered additives, specialty equipment and technical expertise that solves complex challenges, optimizes process and drives long-term success.
- SAFETY: We put safety first on our processes, our products and our culture to protect people and ensure long-term operational success.
- PEOPLE: We invest in our people because their expertise drives the solutions that power our success.
- CUSTOMERS: We build lasting partnerships by understanding our customers' challenges and delivering customized solutions that meet their unique needs.
- INNOVATION: We continually seek smarter, more effective and innovative ways to deliver solutions, blending creativity, data-driven insight and practical application.
- SUSTAINABILITY: We engineer solutions with efficiency, responsibility, and sustainability as our foundation, optimizing performance today, while strengthening the resilience of tomorrow's operations.
Equal Opportunity
- Opta USA, an Opta Group Company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers employment opportunities to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age (40-70), national origin, sexual orientation, or physical disability (except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement).
