Accounts Payable Specialist

Is AMERICAN the right fit for you?

AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Company is hiring for an Accounts Payable Specialist at our East Coast Operation in Columbia, SC. At AMERICAN, we believe in doing things THE RIGHT WAY. That's why our employees earn competitive pay, receive excellent benefits and have opportunities to grow. All this while making products the world needs.

As an Accounts Payable Specialist, you will be computing, classifying, recording, and verifying numerical data for use in maintaining accounting records. The Accounts Payable Specialist provides general accounting services and administrative support to the finance department and assists in the monthly close and reporting process.

Responsibilities include:

• Reviews accounting transactions for accuracy and completeness; verifies against appropriate documentation.
• Reviews all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment and enters invoice information into accounting system.
• Reconciles report discrepancies and problems. Diagnoses issues and resolves or collaborates with others identifying root causes and preventative controls.
• Processes check requests, ACH, garnishments and tax payments, ensuring all appropriate approvals have been received.
• Communicates with co-workers, management, and third parties regarding purchases and disbursements.
• Prints and distributes all accounts payable checks.
• Prepares garnishment checks per reports from payroll. Acts as liaison between corporate and branch accounts payable departments.
• Answers all vendor inquiries. Maintains all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets and corporate accounts payable files.
• Supports corporate financial officers and branch personnel, as necessary.
• Assists in monthly closings. Prepares monthly account reconciliations, utilizing analysis and understanding of accruals to define account balances and continually refining reporting process.
• Reviews work order activities and cooperates with department managers resolving time and material reporting issues.
• Helps fulfill external audit requests, such as generating and organizing accounting and financial data.
• Performs filing and copying.
• Processes and distributes company mail.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
2. Must be able to read, document, and update instructions, short correspondence, and procedures.
3. Must be able to effectively communicate and internalize information in one-on-one and small group situations to vendors or other employees of the organization.
4. Must have general mathematical computation skills including, ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to create and interpret graphs.
5. Must be able to apply understand and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
6. Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
7. Must be able to deal with Accounting software to understand inventory and manufacturing orders.
8. Must have knowledge in Microsoft Tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook.
9. Must be able to recognize value adding opportunities for the organization, suggest approaches to maximize resources and better deliver results that matter.
10. Must be a team player, comfortable with helpful feedback, and willing to share and grow with the company.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. None.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

• The employee is regularly required to use hands for typing, note taking, and navigation through computer systems.
• The employee is frequently required to walk and sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.