Accounts Payable clerk with PO processing experience
Location: Dunwoody, GA
Hybrid: 3 days onsite
Temp to perm role
Salary: $23/hr. during the temp period
Multi-billion dollar organization, HQ's in Atlanta, GA has an opening in the AP department for an AP Clerk with processing and PO experience
An Accounts Payable (AP) Clerk with Purchase Order (PO) experience
processes vendor invoices by performing three-way matching (PO, receiving report, and invoice) to ensure accuracy before payment. Key duties include coding invoices, resolving price/quantity discrepancies, reconciling statements, and managing high-volume data entry in accounting software.
Job Title: Accounts Payable Clerk
Reports To: Accounts Payable Manager
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (PO Focused)
- Three-Way Matching: Review and match vendor invoices to corresponding purchase orders and packing slips/receiving reports.
- Invoice Processing: Verify, classify, code, and enter AP data into accounting software, ensuring proper general ledger coding.
- Discrepancy Resolution: Investigate and resolve discrepancies between purchase orders, receiving reports, and invoices.
- Vendor Management: Communicate with vendors to answer questions, resolve discrepancies, and reconcile vendor statements.
- Payment Scheduling: Process payments (check, ACH, wire) according to payment terms (e.g., Net 30/60).
- Documentation: Maintain digital or paper AP files, including vendor invoices, POs, and W-9s.
- Credit Card Reconciliation: Receive receipts, verify approvals, and reconcile company credit card statements.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Experience: Proven experience in accounts payable, specifically dealing with PO-based systems is preferred
- Systems Knowledge: Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Sage) and MS Excel.
- Attention to Detail: High accuracy in data entry and matching.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills for vendor and internal stakeholder inquiries.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to resolve price or quantity discrepancies
