Accounts Payable Clerk

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform accounting and clerical duties related to the efficient maintenance and processing of accounts payable transactions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assemble, review, and verify invoices

Code and scan invoices into system timely

Flag and clarify any unusual or questionable invoice items or prices

Reconcile accounts payable transactions

Review vendor statements regularly
Organize expense reports and process for payment
Resolve vendor payment issues
Assist in set up of new vendors

Assist with year-end audit request

Maintain confidentiality of organizational information
Other duties as assigned

SKILLS:

Proficient in Excel and SAP
Excellent organization and communication skills
Comfortable in a Plant or Corporate environment
1 - 3 years of AP experience
Complies with all company policies and procedures
Additional duties as assigned by management

Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

Post-secondary educational degree (2 to 4 year degree from college, university, technical school,   military, vocational or other advanced educational institution)

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret financial statements, general business periodicals, professional journals, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to communicate effectively with customers and employees of the company. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, volume, and net present value. 

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer literate (MS Office including Word and Excel as well as accounting software)
Proficient knowledge and application of accounting principles

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Employee is regularly required to walk and talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is frequently required to sit.  Vision requirements include:  close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 9,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.