Accounts Payable Specialist

Charter Communications; Maplewood (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Charter Communications is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to process high volumes of vendor invoices, input data, and ensure timely payments. You will reconcile statements, maintain strong vendor relationships, and support process improvements in a SOX-compliant environment.

The role requires 1+ year of accounting principles experience, familiarity with SAP S/4HANA and Ariba, and strong Excel skills. Office-based in Missouri with standard business hours.

Qualifications

• Requires 1+ year of accounting principles experience.
• ERP experience preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak English clearly.

Responsibilities

• Process and pay invoices in accordance with policy and SOX requirements.
• Pay vendors daily and monitor discount opportunities.
• Reconcile monthly vendor statements to keep accounts in good standing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Oral and written communication

Prioritize and organize in fast-paced

Vendor communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree preferred

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Ariba

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Are you seeking a role where your precision and reliability make a daily difference? Spectrum is looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist who excels in processing and reconciling invoices, maintaining strong vendor relationships and ensuring expenses are managed accurately. Your attention to detail and commitment to timely payments will help keep our accounts in top standing and drive operational excellence across the business.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Execute high volume of vendor billing and data input and review and pay all invoices in accordance with company policy, and SOX requirements
• Pay vendors daily, monitor discount opportunities, schedule, and prepare checks
• Ensure credits are received for outstanding memos, research and investigate returned checks and request stop payments
• Apply rigorous logic to analyze and resolve complex issues
• Review and process invoices scanned via the Kofax Transformation Module (KTM), record accurately the manual entry of invoices as needed into ERP and P2P application
• Verify and reconcile monthly vendor statements to ensure assigned accounts remain in good standing
• Respond to internal and external customer and vendor email inquiries in a timely and professional manner meeting SLA requirements
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the payment process by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and maximize efficiencies
• Escalate issues of concern to management
• Assure timely completion of assigned tasks, and ensures that results are consistently high quality to meet or exceed departmental goals

Working Conditions

• Office environment

What You'll Bring to Spectrum

Required Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience

• 1+ years of Accounting principles experience
• 0+ years of ERP experience

Skills

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently, while maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing in a clear and straight-forward manner
• Ability to plan, prioritize and organize effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, in person, on the phone, and by written communications in a clear, straightforward, and professional and pleasant manner
• Knowledge of SAP S/4; HANA and Ariba
• Knowledge of basic accounting procedures
• Knowledge of personal computer operation and software applications (i.e. Accounts
• Payable applications, Microsoft office)
• Proficient with MS Excel

Preferred Qualifications

Education

• Associate's degree in Accounting or related field preferred

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A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.

Get to Know Us

Charter Communications provides superior communication and entertainment products for residential and business customers through the Spectrum brand. Our offerings include Spectrum Internet, TV, Mobile and Voice. Beyond our connectivity solutions, we also provide local news, programming and regional sports via Spectrum Networks and multiscreen advertising solutions via Spectrum Reach. When you join our team, you'll be keeping our customers connected to what matters most in 41 states across the U.S. Watch this video to learn more.

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