Description We are offering a contract role for a meticulous Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team in Jersey City, New Jersey. Your primary responsibilities will include matching product invoices to purchase orders, ensuring approvals for expense and freight invoices, processing payments, and resolving discrepancies related to vendor invoices. You will be working in a fast-paced environment where keen attention to detail and proficiency in software such as Oracle, QuickBooks, and SAP are essential.

Responsibilities:

• Match product invoices to purchase orders and receiving information, ensuring accuracy at all times.

• Confirm that adequate approvals for expense and freight invoices are provided before processing invoices in the computer system.

• Process payments within the appropriate internal control structure, adhering to company policies and procedures.

• Conduct research on open items on vendor statements, ensuring outstanding issues are promptly addressed.

• Resolve discrepancies concerning vendor invoices, liaising with internal and external stakeholders as necessary.

• Organize and file documentation, maintaining a systematic and easily retrievable filing system.

• Use software tools such as Microsoft Excel, Oracle, QuickBooks, and SAP to perform various tasks including account reconciliation, check runs, coding invoices, data entry, and invoice processing.

• Ensure the accurate 3 Way Matching of invoices, purchase orders, and receiving reports. Requirements • Minimum of 1 year of experience working as an Accounts Payable Clerk or in a similar role

• Proficient in account reconciliation and accounts payable (AP)

• Ability to perform check runs and code invoices accurately

• Strong data entry skills, with attention to detail and accuracy

• Experience in invoice processing, ensuring timely and accurate payments

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel for creating spreadsheets, charts, and reports

• Familiarity with Oracle for managing business processes

• Experience with QuickBooks for financial management and operations

• Knowledge of SAP for enterprise resource planning

• Ability to perform 3-way matching, verifying invoices, purchase orders, and receiving reports

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with team members and external parties

• High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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