Accounts Payable Specialist I

O'Reilly Auto Parts; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid Time Off

401k with employer contributions - Day

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Job summary

O'Reilly Auto Parts in Springfield, Missouri, is seeking an accounts payable specialist to process paper invoices, verify coding, and prepare data for payment. You will enter and audit invoices, balance statements, and assist with cash disbursements and imaging in a Lawson environment.

Ideal candidates will have excellent attendance, fast 10-key typing, strong Excel skills, and clear communication with vendors and internal teams. On-site role with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent attendance and strong work ethic.
• Experience with Excel or similar spreadsheet tools.
• Fast and accurate 10-key typing.
• Strong communication skills in a business setting.

Responsibilities

• Process paper invoices and assist in payment disbursement.
• Enter and audit merchandise invoices for payment; prepare for imaging.
• Balance monthly merchandise statements.
• Assist with cash disbursements process and mail checks.
• Utilize spreadsheets and run queries for reconciliation.
• Assist stores, corporate departments and vendors with accounting issues.
• Work with Lawson 3-way match for data entry and imaging.

Skills

Excellent attendance

Excel knowledge

Typing by touch

Communication skills

Tools

Lawson system

Job description

Perform various accounts payable related tasks. Process paper merchandise invoices, assist in payment disbursement upon due dates. Work closely with vendors, store managers and corporate departments regarding both invoices and credits.

Essential Job Functions

• Processing daily departmental mail
• Verify coding and prepare for data entry, send for approvals as needed
• Enter and audit misc merchandise invoices for payment, prep invoices for imaging
• Entering paper invoices in the 3 way match Lawson system, prep for imaging
• Sorting mail to distribute invoices, pack slips, credits etc
• Balance monthly merchandise statements
• To assure accounts are in good standing
• To assure all credits are being received and entered
• Assist with Cash Disbursements process
• Mail checks out after they are generated
• Utilize spreadsheets and run queries
• Populate simple spreadsheets to assist with account reconciliation
• Run pre-written queries to assist in account reconciliation and research
• Exhibit good communication skills
• Assist stores, corporate departments and vendors with accounting issues
• Work with product managers and other departments on resolution of vendor issues
• Work with receiving department and purchasing to verify receiving data

Skills/Education/Knowledge/Experience/Abilities

Required

• Excellent attendance, work ethic, customer service - internal and external
• Excellent 10 Key calculator by touch
• Excel knowledge
• Good typing skills
• Good communication skills

Desired

• Some background knowledge in accounts payable

O’Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O’Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.

Total Compensation Package

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
• Opportunities for Career Growth

O’Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.

Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: [e-mail] or call 417-862-2674, ext. 68901, and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.

Consistent with internal policy and applicable law, the Company electronically monitors the use of Company-provided systems, including telephone conversations and transmissions, Internet access and usage, and electronic mail and transmissions. The Company additionally employs video cameras in common internal and external areas.