Accounts Payable Specialist

Position Summary

The Accounts Payable Specialist is a member of the Accounting Operations function in Finance. The Accounts Payable Specialist will perform tasks related to processing Accounts Payable.

Primary Success Factors

• Receives all invoices coming in to the Bank, distributes to appropriate personnel for approvals, and oversees payment on a timely basis.

• Verifies authorizations, general ledger information, and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with accounts payable policies and procedures. Identifies potential problems/issues and resolves when appropriate; raises other issues to supervisor appropriately.

• Codes, posts and releases all direct pay entries into the automated accounts payable system to produce periodic check runs and ACH (direct deposit) payments.

• Administer AMEX Corporate Card program - acquire cards, cancel cards and maintain all records regarding AMEX cards. Administer AMEX Corporate Meeting Card and Business Travel Account. Downloads monthly user transactions from corporate card site and uploads to accounts payable system for proper expense reporting; adds merchant codes to system as necessary.

• Process and maintain all reimbursement requests for the Bank's commuting program.

• Process all Bank travel expense reports - verify accuracy, authorization, and compliance with Bank's travel policy. Identifies potential problems/issues and resolves when appropriate; raises other issues to supervisor appropriately.

• Maintain the outstanding check invoice folder and weekly send out inquiries to appropriate individuals for approval status of outstanding invoices.

• Monthly, review outstanding check report from Moneygram and notify the individual that requested the check that the item still hasn't cleared and ask them to notify the payee and see if a stop payment or reissue needs to be performed.

• Maintains vendor payment information including addresses, ACH, or direct deposit information

Required Experience

• High school diploma required, Associates degree or higher preferred

• Two or more years experience with the accounts payable process

• Experience with accounts payable and general ledger software preferred; experience with JD Edwards E1 is a plus

• Basic spreadsheet and word processing software skills

• Analytical skills necessary to appropriately apply accounts payable policies and procedures on basic issues

It is the policy of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation or status as a parent as defined by applicable law. It is the Bank's policy to comply with applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities.