Staff Accountant - AP & Month-End Specialist

100KCrossing; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Pension

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Explore St. Louis is seeking a highly experienced Staff Accountant to manage accounts payable processing, vendor administration, and routine accounting tasks. You will support monthly close and collaborate with the Controller.

The role requires attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and excellent internal and external service. Experience with Bill.com, Sage Intacct, and general ledger processes is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or an equivalent combination of relevant education and accounting experience is preferred.
• One to three years of relevant accounting experience.
• Experience with accounts payable processes, account reconciliations, or general ledger accounting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable invoices through Bill.com or other designated payables systems.
• Review invoices for appropriate documentation, authorization, account coding, and purchase-order support.
• Monitor the accounts payable email inbox and respond to inquiries promptly.
• Coordinate new-vendor setup in accordance with established vendor-management procedures.
• Maintain accurate vendor records.
• Reconcile vendor statements and investigate discrepancies.
• Respond to vendor questions regarding invoices and payment status.
• Assist with electronic payment processing in accordance with established controls.
• Maintain organized supporting documentation for accounts payable transactions.
• Lead preparation of annual IRS Form 1099 reporting under the Controller's supervision.
• Review employee expense reports for documentation, account coding, approval, and compliance with organizational Travel & Expense policies.
• Review company credit card transactions for completeness and proper coding.
• Follow up with employees and supervisors regarding incomplete or outstanding expense documentation.
• Assist employees with routine expense report and coding questions.
• Escalate policy exceptions or unusual transactions to the Controller.
• Review purchase-order and invoice documentation for compliance with established purchasing procedures.
• Verify that transactions contain required approvals prior to payment processing.
• Review account coding and documentation completeness.
• Monitor payments against open purchase orders and identify potential discrepancies.
• Prepare required purchasing and vendor-utilization reports, including MBE/WBE reporting when applicable.
• Communicate purchasing exceptions to the Controller.
• Verify that required approvals have been obtained, but do not serve as the business approver for expenditures subsequently processed by this position.
• Participate in the monthly and annual close processes by completing assigned accounting tasks according to the established close calendar.
• Prepare routine recurring journal entries as assigned.
• Prepare selected balance sheet and expense account reconciliations appropriate to the position.
• Assist with bank reconciliations as assigned, subject to appropriate segregation-of-duties considerations.
• Reconcile accounts payable records to the general ledger.
• Research routine accounting discrepancies and elevate unresolved or unusual items to the Controller.
• Prepare supporting schedules and accounting documentation as requested.
• Assist with other close-related activities as assigned by the Controller.
• Prepare requested schedules, invoices, reconciliations, and other supporting documentation for the annual independent audit.
• Maintain accounting records in an organized and audit-ready manner.
• Respond to routine audit documentation requests under the direction of the Controller.
• Assist with year-end accounting activities as assigned.
• Maintain proficiency in Sage Intacct, Bill.com, and other financial systems.
• Ensure that all data entered in financial systems is accurate and complete.
• Follow established accounting procedures and system workflows.
• Assist with documentation of routine accounting processes.
• Identify recurring processing problems and communicate them to the Controller.
• Participate in system testing, training, and process improvements when requested.
• Support efforts to improve automation and reduce manual accounts payable processes.
• Provide timely and professional support to employees and department heads regarding invoices, payments, expense reports, account coding, and other routine accounting matters.
• Maintain sufficient knowledge of organizational budgets and coding structures to process transactions accurately.
• Provide clear communication and rationale when documentation or approvals are missing.
• Promote adherence to financial policies while maintaining a collaborative and service-oriented approach.
• Prepare routine financial and accounting reports as requested.
• Cross-train on designated accounting activities where appropriate and consistent with internal-control requirements.
• Participate in departmental projects and process-improvement initiatives.
• Perform other related duties assigned by the Controller.
• Work a flexible schedule as necessary to include occasional evenings, weekends and holidays to support business needs.

Skills

Accounts payable

Vendor management

Journal entries

Reconciliations

Excel

Sage Intacct

Bill.com

Internal customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Sage Intacct

Bill.com

General ledger software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Explore St. Louis is seeking a highly experienced Staff Accountant to manage accounts payable processing, vendor administration, and routine accounting tasks. You will support monthly close and collaborate with the Controller.

The role requires attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and excellent internal and external service. Experience with Bill.com, Sage Intacct, and general ledger processes is preferred.