Accounts Payable Specialist: Precision & Impact

Cortland; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cortland in Atlanta, GA is hiring an Accounts Payable Coordinator to efficiently manage, organize, and pay invoices in a timely fashion. You will control the purse strings, review invoices, and run weekly check payments while providing status updates to colleagues.

You will enter and process weekly employee expense reports, reconcile vendor statements, and assemble monthly bank reconciliations. The role requires attention to detail, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field preferred, or at least 2 years relevant experience
• In-depth knowledge of accounting rules
• Strong organizational, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional attention to detail while performing multiple assignments under tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Control the purse strings at Cortland, review and pay invoices, and handle weekly check runs
• Enthusiastically provide status information to colleagues and support efficient operations by paying owed sums on timely basis
• Enter, review, and process weekly employee expense report
• Methodically organize mountains of paperwork into systematized files
• Carefully review all payable batches for accuracy and maintain all payable files
• Record routine documents into our system, including incoming payment statements, receipts, paid utility documents, outgoing checks, and wires
• Generate AP progress reports and keep and share an accurate, highly-detailed history of all your activities
• Prepare 1099 forms for all the independent contractors you're responsible for paying
• Reconcile vendor statements and complete necessary administrative documents to resolve any discrepancies
• Assemble monthly bank reconciliations and manage paperwork supporting that process

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

2+ years relevant experience

Job description

Cortland in Atlanta, GA is hiring an Accounts Payable Coordinator to efficiently manage, organize, and pay invoices in a timely fashion. You will control the purse strings, review invoices, and run weekly check payments while providing status updates to colleagues.

You will enter and process weekly employee expense reports, reconcile vendor statements, and assemble monthly bank reconciliations. The role requires attention to detail, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability