Accounts Payable Specialist
Champaign, IL 
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Posted 18 days ago
Job Description

Position Summary

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for performing the invoice payment cycle. This includes everything from opening the mail/email, scanning the invoices, entering the information in accounting software, prioritizing payments, reviewing entries, and processing payments. These duties must be done in a timely, efficient manner within established policies and procedures.

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Review accounts payable invoices for proper approval and route unapproved invoices for appropriate approval.
  • Analyze, understand, and pay invoices.
  • Maintain records of financial transactions. Be able to provide those records to other departments when needed.
  • Review internal employee expense reimbursements for proper supporting documentation of expense and process in a timely manner.
  • Assign appropriate general ledger account distribution to invoices.
  • Request information and documentation from vendors.
  • Verify receipt of vendor invoices billed on monthly statements and match charge or service tickets to vendor statements.
  • Data entry of vendor invoices into accounts payable software system, including intercompany payables.
  • Review and verify that data entered in accounts payable software matches invoice and vendor information.
  • Prepare checks and ACH payment files, complete check payment processing.
  • Answer Associate questions on general ledger accounts, reimbursements, mileage, expense reimbursement forms, notary, and paid invoices in a timely manner.
  • Respond to emails and phones calls from vendors & coworkers in a timely manner.
  • Perform company-required training.
  • Maintain and safeguard company assets.
  • Research prior transaction
  • Be familiar with Busey Policies, especially the Capital, Purchasing, and Expense Approval Policy and the Travel and Business Expense Reimbursement Policy.

Education & Experience

Ability to:

  • Complete work accurately to prevent/limit number of errors
  • Maintain confidentiality of information
  • Perform duties under frequent time pressures and high work volume
  • Solve problems independently while applying logic and discretion
  • Bring positive energy to the workplace with a high level of commitment and exceptional customer service.


Education and Training:

  • Requires Associate's degree, preferably in business related field.
  • Requires experience (coursework or work experience) in accounting or accounts payable.
  • Knowledge of accounts payable software is preferred.
  • Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey's commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey's Equal Opportunity Employment.


EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Associate Degree
Required Experience
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