Are you looking for a rewarding career with a successful organization and healthy corporate culture? Christman Constructors may be the place for you. We are seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist for our Lansing office. This position will be responsible for facilitating the accounts payable process. This includes coding and entering invoices, issuing weekly payments and following up on invoice/payment issues with subcontractors/suppliers. This role also serves as an auditor, ensuring that invoices are accurate and that proper accounting procedures are followed for purchasing, payment, and reimbursements.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Enter invoices
2. Processes and cuts checks for Christman Constructors and Christman Mid-Atlantic Constructors
3. Processes bills for various vendors.
4. Ensure subcontractor compliance (Contracts, Waivers, Certificates of Insurance)
5. Processes weekly job costing report
6. Ensure accounts payable and receivable documents are properly filed
7. Monitor accounts payable email account
8. Respond/assist vendors and subcontractors
9. Answer phones
10. Review bids and prequalification's
11. Complete MUST authorizations
12. Review rejected and unapproved invoices
13. Maintain and submit unapproved invoice reports to Project Manager
14. Archive accounts payable files

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment

The job will be conducted in a temperature controlled professional office environment, with moderate noise. The role will routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk, listen sit, walk, reach, kneel, stoop, crouch, use hands and fingers to handle or feel and to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, and maintain visual acuity.

Expected Hours of Work

Full time position, Occasional extended hours and weekends may apply.

Required Education and Experience

1. Two (2) years' of relevant work experience or proven established work history for the position
2. High School Diploma or GED, or proven ability to adequately fulfill the position

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

1. Knowledge of general accounting principles, regulatory standards, and compliance
2. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including the ability to operate computerized accounting and spreadsheet
3. Excellent data entry skills, analytical, problem solving, decision making skills, and the ability to multi-task.
4. High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
5. Strong mathematical skills
6. Ability to work independently or as a team

The Christman family of companies is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity

Equal Opportunity; disability/veteran