Accounts Payable Clerk

Sellars-Absorbent-Materials; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Employee Referral

On Demand Pay

Job summary

Sellars Absorbent Materials is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to support our finance operations in Milwaukee. You will handle invoice entry, coding, vendor communications, expense processing, and payments in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and timely processing of payables. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in accounts payable, an associates degree in accounting, strong Excel skills, and the ability to balance independent work with team

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Accounting preferred.
• 2+ years of professional accounts payable experience preferred.
• Manufacturing environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process and enter invoices with proper authorization and coding.
• Run accounts payable aging and accuracy checks.
• Reconcile and process employee expenses.
• Manage Travel & Expense platform and revisions.
• Input freight and purchases into tracking sheets.
• Process monthly commissions and vendor payments.
• Assist Accounts Receivable when possible.
• Maintain vendor/payable files and assist with 1099 reporting.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Independent and team work

Data entry accuracy

Excel proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Professional attitude

Multi-tasking

Deadline management

Education

Associates Degree in Accounting

Tools

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:

• 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.
• Input customer freight in freight charges spreadsheet.
• 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.