AP Accountant

MSI Recruiting; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Specialist to join their Finance & Accounting team. This role involves managing full-cycle AP and AR, ensuring compliance with GAAP standards, and supporting revenue recognition. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, advanced proficiency in SAP, and a solid understanding of logistics reconciliation. This is a full-time position that offers opportunities for growth within the company.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of AP/AR or accounting experience.
• Solid knowledge of GAAP, including revenue recognition (ASC 606).
• Advanced Excel skills for transaction-level reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle AP and AR responsibilities.
• Reconcile daily shipment activity from ShipStation and Shopify.
• Prepare and post journal entries for AR/AP accruals.

Skills

GAAP

Excel

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Tools

SAP

Shopify

ShipStation

Job description

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As a key member of the Finance & Accounting team, the Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivable Specialist will manage full-cycle AP and AR responsibilities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial operations. This role is vital to maintaining the integrity of the company's financials, supporting revenue recognition under GAAP standards, and overseeing the reconciliation of both internal and external transaction flows, including complex logistics-related billing activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable (AP)

• Perform full-cycle accounts payable tasks, including invoice intake, GL coding, approval routing, and timely execution of payment runs (ACH, wire, check).
• Execute three-way match procedures to validate accuracy among purchase orders, receiving documents, and vendor invoices.
• Monitor and reconcile AP aging reports, resolve discrepancies with vendors and internal teams.
• Maintain vendor files, ensuring up-to-date compliance documents (e.g., W-9s) and payment terms.
• Support year-end 1099 processing and respond to audit requests for vendor-related documentation.

Accounts Receivable (AR)

• Generate and issue customer invoices based on fulfillment activity and contractual billing terms, including external clients such as Harry & David and Williams Sonoma.
• Reconcile daily shipment activity from ShipStation and Shopify to ensure revenue recognition occurs based on the actual ship date, in compliance with ASC 606.
• Post and reconcile daily AR transactions in SAP, ensuring synchronization between operational systems and the general ledger.
• Manage daily and month-end reconciliation of deferred revenue, including outstanding gift cards and e-gift certificates, with appropriate journal entries for recognition and reversal.
• Track and record merchant fees on a daily basis, ensuring NET revenue is accurately reflected by adjusting for processor charges.
• Perform manual billing for non-Shopify sales using contract pricing, validating quantities and values based on ShipStation shipment data.
• Apply customer payments accurately, reconcile AR balances, and work with customers to resolve disputes or aged receivables.
• Support the collections process by communicating with customers regarding overdue invoices, while preserving strong customer relationships.
• Reconcile weekly and monthly FedEx invoices by comparing billed amounts to expected charges net of rebates, claims, and Guaranteed Service Refunds (GSR).
• Investigate discrepancies between FedEx invoice totals and internal shipment cost projections or contractual expectations.
• Accrue unpaid FedEx invoices, as well as uncollected rebates, claims, and GSR credits, as part of the month-end close process.
• Collaborate with the logistics and customer service teams to track the status of filed claims and refunds.
• Ensure proper classification and timely posting of FedEx-related transactions to the general ledger to maintain accurate logistics expense reporting.

General Accounting Support

• Prepare and post journal entries for AR/AP accruals, merchant fee adjustments, revenue deferrals, and shipping-related reserves.
• Reconcile AP and AR subledgers to the general ledger during month-end close.
• Assist in improving month-end close timelines and workflow efficiency by documenting and streamlining key processes.
• Provide financial reporting and documentation support for internal and external audits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of AP/AR or accounting experience; experience in logistics reconciliation a plus.
• Solid knowledge of GAAP, including revenue recognition (ASC 606).
• Proficiency with SAP or similar ERP systems, and operational platforms such as Shopify and ShipStation.
• Advanced Excel skills and attention to detail for transaction-level reconciliations and data validation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills; ability to manage competing deadlines

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Food and Beverage Retail and Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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