What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Specialist position at Sport Dimension Inc?
Company Description
Sport Dimension Inc. is a wholesaler of water sports related products with roots dating back to the early 1970’s. We designs, develops and distributes products from mom & pop and specialty pro shops to sporting goods retailers to entertainment and water park. Our mission statement is to be at the forefront of the water sports industry by pushing the limits of design and performance while supplying superior customer services.
Job Description
Overview:
The Accounts Payable Specialist will be involved in full cycle AP functions and to ensure accuracy and efficiency of operations. The right candidate is a self-motivated, organized and detailed-oriented team player with a positive attitude who is up for a challenging, exciting, and fast paced work environment.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Set up and maintain vendor files and W9 forms
- Receive, review and verify invoices by three-way matching purchase order and check requests
- Post invoices into accounting system on a daily and timely basis while ensuring invoices are coded to the correct GL accounts
- Ensure invoices are correctly approved at the appropriate level prior to payment
- Prepare and perform wire transfer or check runs, coordinate check signing and send payments to vendors
- Monitor AP balance to ensure payments are up to date
- Reconcile vendor statements with vendor ledgers
- Communicate with vendors to resolve account discrepancies and respond to vendor inquiries
- Process 1099 forms annually
- Verify all freight charges either factored into unit price or billed in customer invoice
- Record fixed asset acquisitions, understand capitalization rules, maintain depreciation schedule and record deprecation journal entries in the accounting system; runs fixed asset reports
- Process property tax filing (Form 571L) annually
- Monitor cash position and report cash deposit daily
- Handle petty cash
- Prepare and process bank loans
- Track and ensure all spending in trade shows and national sales meeting are within its budget
- Review and process employee expense reports
- Process and reconcile company credit card statements on a monthly basis
- Assist in the reconciliation for balance sheet accounts such as: prepaid expenses and accrued liabilities; assist with the month-end and year-end closing
- Provide supporting schedules and documentation for the annual audit
- Work closely with the accounting team on various analyses and process improvement optimization projects
- Filing all Accounts Payable related documentation and backup
- Manage office and refreshment supplies
- Serve as a backup for Accounts Receivable operations and payroll
- Participate in ad-hoc projects and special tasks, as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
- 3 years of experience with full cycle AP in a fast-paced environment
- Strong understanding of GAAP
- Proven attention to detail, excellence in timeliness, accuracy and consistency of data entry
- Strong organizational and analytical skills; ability to multi-task and meet strict deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, Microsoft Axapta experience a plus
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.