Accounts Payable Specialist: Precision & Impact in Finance

RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY; Riverside (CA); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Riverside Transit Agency is seeking an Account Payable (AP) Specialist in its Finance Department. Under minimal supervision, the AP Specialist performs technical accounts payable and accounting duties in the review, analysis, preparation, and maintenance of financial records, systems, statements, and reports.

Responsibilities include reviewing invoices for contract and price compliance, managing vendor setup, processing weekly check and wire runs, and supporting audits while maintaining

Formación

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred but not required.
• High school diploma or GED; two years of experience in accounts payable, bookkeeping, accounting or a closely related field.
• Ability to read and interpret documents; write routine reports; speak effectively before groups.

Responsabilidades

• Ensures accounts payable aging is accurate and reflects all Agency's outstanding current payment obligations to vendors.
• Solicits month-end accruals from departments and analyzes accrual information for accuracy and completeness.
• Works with Purchasing Department on setting up new vendors, maintaining current vendors, and resolving purchase order issues.
• Thoroughly reviews invoices for contract compliance. Verifies available spending authority, billing, and rate compliance with contract terms, retention, and period of performance.
• Reviews employee travel reports and reimbursements for accuracy, documentation, proper authorization, and compliance with policies.
• Performs and monitors Projects and Grants interface. Researches and resolves exceptions.
• Processes weekly check and wire runs.
• Maintains a variety of accounting/financial records and documents within accounts payable section; reconciles information and creates adjusting entries for posting to financial system; performs a variety of mathematical calculations.
• Reviews a variety of documents for mathematical accuracy, proper coding and authorization, documentation, completeness, timeliness, and for compliance with regulations, policies, and guidelines.
• Interprets complex information. Researches, resolves, and responds to inquiries/issues.
• Reconciles statements, accounts, and records.
• Participates in audits as assigned.
• Maintains a variety of records including financial and inventory.
• Scans documents and works to keep document management system updated.

Conocimientos

Accounts payable

Document management

Mathematical calculations

Record keeping

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

High school diploma or GED

Herramientas

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access)

Oracle E-Business Suite - Financials Module

Descripción del empleo

The Riverside Transit Agency is seeking an Account Payable (AP) Specialist in its Finance Department. Under minimal supervision, the AP Specialist performs technical accounts payable and accounting duties in the review, analysis, preparation, and maintenance of financial records, systems, statements, and reports.

Responsibilities include reviewing invoices for contract and price compliance, managing vendor setup, processing weekly check and wire runs, and supporting audits while maintaining