Accounts Payable Accountant

GD Roberts & Co Inc; Town of Columbus (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

GD Roberts & Co., Inc. is seeking an Accounts Payable Accountant to manage vendor master data, process invoices, and issue payments using ACH, checks, and card transactions. The role supports month-end close and cross-department collaboration.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of AP experience, strong communication, and proficiency with Excel and ERP systems. This on-site position emphasizes accuracy, organization, and timely problem solving.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree with 3–5 years of Accounts Payable experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting preferred.
• Clear professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to utilize reports, spreadsheets, and databases with a computer.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and time management.
• Problem solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Vendor Master List and vendor Accounts Payable ledgers.
• Process vendor invoices and ensure timely payment with follow-up communications as needed.
• Generate bi-weekly payments via ACH, checks and credit card transactions.
• Review AP aging reports, update DPO calculations and vendor payment terms.
• Prepare Excel downloads from ERP and format for Leadership presentation.
• Month-end/quarter-end/year-end close responsibilities for multi-department processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Ownership

Education

Associate's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Excel

ERP software

Job description

Description

Your Accounting Experience. Your Impact. Our Growing Manufacturing Team.

Are you an Accounts Payable professional who loves accuracy, organization, and solving problems?

Join GD Roberts & Co., Inc., a growing manufacturing company where your work directly supports the people and operations that keep our business moving.

We're looking for an Accounts Payable Accountant to maintain information including Vendor Master List and Vendor Accounts Payable ledgers using Purchase Orders, processing invoices, generating and posting vendor payments including the company credit card program transactions and reconciling discrepancies utilizing Procure to Pay (P2P) processes. Maintaining a professional demeanor while collaborating with other departments, team members and vendors to ensure timely payments of vendor invoices and employee expense reporting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This list of duties is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as business environment, company needs and management deem necessary.

• Maintain the company's Vendor Master List recording accurate vendor information into software.
• Process vendor invoices and other transactions to ensure timely payment with follow-up communications as needed.
• Generate bi-weekly payments via ACH, paper checks and credit card payment transactions.
• Review Accounts Payable Aging Report weekly, updating DPO calculations, aging trends and vendor payment terms.
• Prepare Excel file downloads from ERP System and format Excel files for presenting to Leadership Team.
• Monthly reconciliation of Vendor statements, Accounts Payable accruals, credit card statements, company fuel account, and other Balance Sheet General Ledger Accounts related to Accounts Payable as needed or assigned.
• Month End Close, Quarter End Close and Year End Close responsibilities connected to multi-department process.
• Adherent to Business Management System (BMS), as applicable with project implementations.
• Greet customers/visitors at front counter.
• Professionally answer phones.
• Sort and distribute mail and other packages.
• Assist with other office duties as assigned.

We value people who:

? Take ownership
? Pay attention to the details
? Solve problems instead of passing them along
? Communicate openly and professionally
? Work as a team
? Look for ways to make things better

Join the GD Roberts & Co., Inc. team and help keep our business moving!

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree with 3 -5 years of proven Accounts Payable experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting preferred.
• Clear professional verbal and written communication skills.
• lntermediate to advanced understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to utilize reports, spreadsheets, and databases with use of a computer.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and time management.
• Problem solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of office equipment.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands. The employee is frequently required to talk or listen. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, or bend. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.