We are currently seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Administration team. We offer a friendly and collaborative work environment, professional growth and development opportunities, and the ability to maintain family and personal interests outside of work.

Location: Hybrid, Remote and Downtown Denver, CO

Type: Fulltime

Status: Non-Exempt

Salary Range: $23.50-$25.00 per hour

Reports to: Senior Accountant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices.
• Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Charges expense to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and recording entries.
• Pays vendors promptly, verifies federal id numbers, schedules, and prepares checks or ACH payments and obtains proper documentation for all expenditures.
• Coordinates stop-payments and issues replacement checks as necessary.
• Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and preparing checks/ACH.
• Maintains historical records by filing electronic documents.
• Answers all vendor inquiries and maintains vendor accounts.
• Provides support for sales tax return preparation.
• Assists accounting department in monthly closing process.
• Collaborates with senior accounting staff to ensure expense coding is tracking consistently to budget.
• Assists with related special projects as required.
• Analytical with ability to collect and research data skillfully.
• Demonstrates keen attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Works well in group situations and contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Ability to provide exceptional customer service.
• Strong communication skills, with ability to communicate complex and/or sensitive information in a clear, concise, diplomatic, and professional manner.
• Responds promptly to customer needs and requests.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Writes clearly and informatively including editing work for spelling and grammar.
• Presents numerical data effectively.
• Treats people with respect and inspires the trust of others.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty, competently and in a timely manner. The individual must demonstrate initiative and the ability to be a problem solver, in what can be a fast-paced environment.

• The candidate must have 2+ years of accounting training or experience including accounts payable
• The candidate should have proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Must be detail oriented and able to work in a deadline-oriented environment

Work Environment

General office environment most of the time. This hybrid position primarily works remotely from home office with occasional visits to our Downtown Denver office. Occasional lifting. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Employers Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.