Accounts Payable Clerk Job in Long Island City 11101, New York US

Job Purpose:
Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.

Duties:
* Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.

* Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.

* Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying federal id numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.

* Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances; preparing checks.

* Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.

* Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.

* Maintains historical records by scanning and filing documents.

* Disburses petty cash by recording entry; verifying documentation.

* Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices.

* Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.

* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.

* Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications:
Tracking Budget Expenses, Attention to Detail, Thoroughness, Organization, Analyzing Information, Accounting, Vendor Relationships, PC Proficiency, Data Entry Skills, General Math Skills