• Accounts Payable Coordinator

    JB Hunt Transport (Lowell, AR)


    Job Title:

    Accounts Payable Coordinator

    Department:

    Finance

    Country:

    United States of America

    State/Province:

    Arkansas

    City:

    Lowell

    Full/Part Time:

    Full time

    Job Summary:

    Under routine supervision, this position is responsible for coordinating the review and approval of invoices from third party vendors, suppliers, customers and/or carriers. This individual will be a subject matter expert with the ability to make time-sensitive decisions, manage multiple competing priorities, and teach or train others. Assignments are broad in nature and usually require originality and ingenuity.

    Job Description:

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Monitor the workflow of queues to balance & assign to support staff.

    • Train and mentor junior staff on team policies and procedures

    • Serve as a resource to internal stakeholders to resolve of complex accounts payable problems and issues

    • Perform complex office work such as document processing, record-keeping and report compilation

    • Initiate refunds for duplicate payments, overcharge claims and/or cancelled loads

    • Answer payables questions and/or emails and troubleshoot billing issues and inquiries from customers

    • Document all actions, decisions, and communications to assure availability of work history data

    • Audit reports, payment application and/or invoice discrepancies

    • Work through a high volume item report daily to complete the assigned queues each week

    • Solve and address the root causes of missing paperwork and/or reference numbers from vendors, suppliers, customers and/or carriers by working with others inside the company to come up with solutions to resolve ongoing issues

    • Other duties as assigned

    Qualifications:

    Minimum Qualification:

    + High School Diploma or GED equivalent with 1-2 years of Finance or Transportation experience.

    Preferred Qualification:

    + Ability to adapt

    + Ability to maintain professionalism while dealing with difficult individuals

    + Ability to make independent time-sensitive decisions

    + Ability to manage multiple priorities

    + Ability to work both individually and as a team

    + Basic deductive reasoning skills

    + Experience in Finance Knowledge of financials

    + Proficient time management skills

    + Self-motivation.

     

    This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

    Compensation:

    Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

    Benefits:

    The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, as may be in effect from time to time: medical benefit, dental benefit, vision benefit, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time), six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.

    Education:

    GED (Required), High School (Required)

    Work Experience:

    Accounting/Payroll, Finance, Transportation/Logistics

    Job Opening ID:

    00592024 Accounts Payable Coordinator (Open)

     

    _“This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this_** **_classification._** **_It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job._

     

    _To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.”_

     

    _J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law._

     

    Fortune 500 experience. Career advancement. Nationwide relocation possibilities.

     

    Headquartered in Northwest Arkansas, J.B. Hunt is a dominant force in transportation and logistics, offering exciting career opportunities both at corporate and at field locations across the country. There are a variety of job types that support our business, so no matter your passion, J.B. Hunt is the place to jumpstart your career.

     

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