Accounts Payable Clerk

Sellars; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

401K (company match)

On Demand Pay

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

Sellars is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to support our finance team in Milwaukee, WI. The role focuses on invoice entry, coding, and timely payments, with opportunities to improve processes and vendor relations.

You will handle AP aging, expense reimbursements, and 1099 preparation while collaborating with colleagues to maintain accurate financial records. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Associates degree preferred, accounting background.
• 2+ years of accounts payable experience.
• Manufacturing environment experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage invoice entry and coding in the AP system.
• Process AP calls and route issues to management.
• Run AP aging and note vendors to be paid.
• Reconcile and process employee expenses.
• Manage Travel & Expense platform with employees.
• Assist with annual 1099 reporting and audits.
• Sort and distribute mail.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Independent and team player

Data entry accuracy

Excel proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Professionalism

Multitasking and deadlines

Education

Associates Degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Join Our Team as an Accounts Payable Clerk!

Are you detail-oriented, organized, and great with numbers? Join our team in a key role supporting our finance operations. You’ll work with invoices, vendors, employee expenses, and payments while gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. If you enjoy keeping things organized and making sure the details are right, we’d love to hear from you!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Manage invoice system for company by completing invoice entry into the system in a timely manner and by ensuring proper authorization and coding. Perform extra entry necessary for freight invoice analysis.
• Process account payable calls and forward problem calls to management as needed.
• Run accounts payable “aging", review for accuracy, insert notes to identify vendors that should be paid.
• Reconcile and process employee expenses.
• Manage Travel & Expense platform - work with employees as needed on any needed revisions.
• Analyze credit billing and coding. Pursue any questionable charges and recommend payment of approved charges.
• Executing payables run.
• Review payables with supervisors to determine final list for check-run.
• Run Checks, match up with advice slips or any other documentation that needs to go out.
• Organize and maintain vendor/payable files.
• Organize information for annual 1099 reporting and all financial audits.
• Enter purchases and process payments to employees for safety shoes & safety glasses into tracking spreadsheet.
• Process monthly commissions.
• Assist Accounts Receivable when possible.
• Sort and distribute the mail.
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Strong organizational skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Accurate and efficient data entry.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and ability to adapt computer skills to new systems.
• Comfortable interacting with internal and external personnel.
• Professional and positive attitude.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet project deadlines.

Education and Experience Required

• Associates Degree in Accounting preferred.
• 2+ years of professional accounts payable experience; preferably in a manufacturing environment.

How we take care of you!

We frequently seek avenues to enhance our total rewards package as we recognize that our associates are a significant asset to our success and the community! All benefits are available to you from day one!

• Medical insurance
• Flex Spending Account
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary Supplemental insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• 401K (100% company match on the first 4% & total company match of 5%)
• Employee Referral
• On Demand Pay

Sellars Absorbent Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Sellars Absorbent Materials does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.