Accounts Payable Coordinator — Shape Better Food Finance

Chipotle Mexican Grill; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill in Columbus, OH seeks an Accounts Payable Coordinator to support accurate and efficient AP operations across multiple restaurant locations. This role manages invoice processing, payments, discrepancies, and vendor inquiries to ensure timely and accurate processing.

You will partner with procurement, treasury, IT, and operations to improve procure-to-pay processes, test AP enhancements, and explore automation opportunities.

Qualifications

• Two years of related work experience.
• Proficiency with PCs and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong 10-key and typing skills with accuracy.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and accuracy.
• Ability to travel minimally, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Review and process invoices requiring manual intervention or exception handling, ensuring accurate coding, approvals, and timely resolution.
• Manage incoming communications across shared Accounts Payable inboxes, prioritizing, routing, responding to, and escalating vendor and internal inquiries as appropriate to ensure consistent service and effective follow-through.
• Partner with Procurement, Accounting, Treasury, IT, and restaurant/support teams to improve procure-to-pay processes.
• Support testing and implementation of AP system enhancements, including user acceptance testing and documenting new processes.
• Identify opportunities to further automate repetitive AP activities and reduce manual touchpoints.
• Set up new vendors in a timely and accurate manner, including obtaining and reviewing required W-9 tax forms.
• Research vendor statements to ensure payment of all open items, prevent duplicate payments, and complete necessary follow-up
• Maintain accounts payable documentation through filing, scanning, and other recordkeeping activities as needed.
• Prepare journal entries for invoice accruals and multi-restaurant split invoices.
• Provide documentation and support for internal and external audit requests.
• Partner with vendors and internal teams to optimize electronic invoicing and payment processes, resolve integration issues, and expand adoption of automated solutions.
• Process daily ACH and check payment files, including completing daily check reconciliations.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Typing 10-key

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Collaborative

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Chipotle Mexican Grill in Columbus, OH seeks an Accounts Payable Coordinator to support accurate and efficient AP operations across multiple restaurant locations. This role manages invoice processing, payments, discrepancies, and vendor inquiries to ensure timely and accurate processing.

You will partner with procurement, treasury, IT, and operations to improve procure-to-pay processes, test AP enhancements, and explore automation opportunities.