Accounts Payable Clerk (Part-time Contract)
Signifyd seeks a passionate, experienced Part-time Accounts Payable (AP) Clerk to join our Finance Team. As an AP Clerk, you will have important interactions with our vendors and employees. You will perform critical functions that others rely on. You will find excitement and satisfaction as you see how your work helps the company grow. You will also have the ability to expand your knowledge and career as Signifyd expands internationally and faces more and more complex AP issues. This role will report to our Accounting Manager. The expectation is 15-25 hours per week.
The ideal candidate does not need any specific AP experience, but does need an eagerness to learn.
Key responsibilities:
- Onboard new vendors
- Perform accounts payable duties as assigned which include but are not limited to:
- Entering bills
- Providing reports to budget owners
- Communicating with vendors regarding bills and account balances
- Preparing weekly payment runs
- Perform vendor account reconciliations
- Participate in the monthly/quarterly and annual close process to help ensure the Company’s financial statements are accurate and timely
Required qualifications:
- Ability to work remotely and maintain a fixed morning schedule
- Basic Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables, sumifs, and vlookups
- Positive attitude with a willingness to continually evaluate and improve processes
- Attentiveness to detail and processes
- Ability to communicate effectively with members of the accounting team
- Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers
Nice to have qualifications:
- BS degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration or the pursuit thereof is preferred
- Experience with NetSuite or a similar system preferred
In the first 30 days:
- Learn the onboarding process for vendors
- Learn the employee expense reimbursement process
- Review vendor bills and provide payment summary to our CFO and Accounting Manager
- Learn the month-end close process
- Process outgoing payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data
- Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients
In the first 60 days:
- Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.
- Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
- Generate reports detailing Accounts Payable’s status
- Understand expense accounts and cost centers
- Understand compliance issues around accounts payable processes (W-9, sales tax, etc.)
By 90 days:
- Maintain the US subsidiary’s accounts payable process
- Maintain accounts payable related work papers for our month-end close process
- Suggest and implement improvements to the overall accounts payable process
- Become a source of truth for company stakeholders and budget owners
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Compensation of $22-$27 per hour
We want to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.