Senior AP Specialist: Process Excellence & Mentorship

Dairy Farmers of America; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy Farmers of America is seeking an accounts payable specialist under limited supervision to process routine and complex AP transactions in a timely, accurate manner.

You will resolve invoice issues, assist with SAP workflows, and train newer staff while delivering excellent service to internal teams.

A high school diploma is required; a bachelor’s in accounting or related field is preferred, with 2–5 years of AP experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related field preferred.
• 2–5 years accounts payable disbursement experience or related work experience.
• Experience in a shared services environment, SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Generate and release AP disbursements accurately and timely according to daily payment schedule and payment types.
• Analyze and research vendor payment issues, missing invoices, and related questions; propose solutions where needed.
• Identify, review, analyze, and correctly process invoice and payment corrections.
• Review, analyze, clear, and/or provide guidance to AP specialists for SAP exception processing records flagged in the SAP workflow.
• Manage, resolve, and provide guidance for emails received in helpdesk mailbox within five days.
• Research and request stop payments and generate replacement payments as needed.
• Research, monitor, and clear invoices blocked for payment by working with process partners.
• Provide guidance and assistance to plant/location personnel to increase their understanding and efficiencies about AP processes.
• Produce and communicate detailed content, such as vendor payment histories to reconcile with vendors or PO details of receipts and related invoices, for discussion with cross functional teams to provide solutions to complex invoicing issues.
• Work closely with AP leadership to communicate early and often on issues and day-to-day operations.

Skills

Accounts payable concepts

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Teamwork

English proficiency

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related field preferred

2–5 years accounts payable disbursement experience

Experience in shared services environment, SAP preferred

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Dairy Farmers of America is seeking an accounts payable specialist under limited supervision to process routine and complex AP transactions in a timely, accurate manner.

You will resolve invoice issues, assist with SAP workflows, and train newer staff while delivering excellent service to internal teams.

A high school diploma is required; a bachelor’s in accounting or related field is preferred, with 2–5 years of AP experience.