Account Payable Specialist Responsibilities:
- Help administer the accounts payable cycle end-to-end by onboarding vendors into our ERP and procurement systems, processing invoices, reconciling account statements and ensuring payments are made in a timely manner
- Process vendor invoices for accuracy and proper coding, route invoices to appropriate business owners for review, and ensure invoices are fully approved prior to payment processing
- Prepare and process payments, including wire transfers and ACH transactions
- Oversee the vendor management process, ensuring the Company’s vendor database is accurate and complete with to up-to-date vendor documentation, build and maintain relationships with vendors, and coordinating vendor reach-outs as needed
- Help manage the AP inbox and successfully handling AP inquiries from vendors with enthusiasm and professionalism
- Assist with the company credit card program and employee expense reimbursement programs in a timely manner
- Proactively engage with business functions on the purchase requisition process and assist with purchase request creation and status updates
- Support internal teams to reconcile vendor accounts and provide reporting to partners as needed
- Assist with month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing processes by ensuring all accounts payable transactions are accurately recorded and that outstanding invoices and payments are accounted for appropriately
- Provide financial data to management and other internal partners to support decision-making
- Assist with the annual 1099 reporting requirements
Account Payable Specialist Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in accounts payable preferably in a public biotech or life sciences company
- Strong excel skills with a keen focus on details and accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- You can work independently as well as in a team-oriented environment
- You are a quick learner and can adapt to the needs of a fast-paced and growing organization
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to balance multiple and/or changing priorities and meet deadlines
- You maintain the highest degree of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality
- Prior working experience with Expensify, Coupa or other automated procure-to-pay system
- Experience with NetSuite preferred
- Ability to work across various US time zones
- Ability and willingness to travel to company meetings up to 10%
If you are interested in this opportunity and meet the qualifications, please apply today!
Thank you,
Stephanie Jacobs
Recruiting Lead
LaSalle Network
LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.
LaSalle Network is the leading provider of direct hire and temporary staffing services. For over two decades, LaSalle has helped organizations hire faster and connect top talent with opportunities, from entry-level positions to the C-suite. With units specializing in Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Marketing, Technology, Supply chain, Healthcare Revenue Cycle, Call Center, Human Resources and Executive Search. LaSalle offers staffing and recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes and across all industries. LaSalle Network is the premier staffing and recruiting firm, earning over 100 culture, revenue and industry-based awards from major publications and having its company experts regularly contribute insights on retention strategies, hiring trends and hiring challenges, and more to national news outlets.
