The Kenan Advantage Group Looking for AP Team Lead at Canton, Ohio Full Time

Position’s Pay Range: $42,700.00- 53,400.00/annual, depending upon experience.

Position Summary

This position will oversee and coordinate our electronic payment program to vendors, as well as miscellaneous accounts payable functions as described below. This position is expected to assume increasing leadership responsibilities within the team, including personnel supervision, upon demonstrated ability related to core Payments processes

Essential Functions

Receive and organize daily outgoing payment requests made via check/ACH (excess of $10 million processed per week) by:
Entering accompanying invoice to the payment request
Process record of payment for those initiated on the banking site outside of Oracle OR Process electronic payments initiated and processed inside of Oracle
Run required reporting according to batch
Gather proper approvals/signatures for individual invoices
Run Positive Pay after check payments are processed
On a weekly basis, process individual ACH and/or check batches for:
Brokers (multiple batches, total more than $10 million)
Outside Carriers
Mercury Gate
AP weekly check/electronic batches (4 batches total) based on approved Aging report
Enter all fuel and claims invoices
Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, procedures, and systems
Serve on cross-functional project teams as a representative of payables as it relates to electronic payments
Complete all other tasks assigned

Additional Functions:

Serve as a resource to AP team members in resolving issues and questions, analyzing systems and processes, and reviewing others work product.
Communicating proactively with the AP Manager on department staffing, capacity, and issues and working to propose and implement solutions
Take responsibility for developing and implementing new hire training programs, documenting procedures, and evaluating processes

Job tasks subject to change as processes and systems change, and this individual will be expected to be proactive, thoughtful, analytical, and detail-oriented in proposing and executing improvements as opportunities present themselves

Qualifications

High School diploma, Associates or bachelors degree in accounting-related field preferred
2 years minimum of accounts payable experience
Professional communication skills
Demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters with care
Knowledge of AP systems, Oracle or Basware a plus