• AP Analyst

    Chicken Salad Chick (Atlanta, GA)


    Description

    Summary of Position

    Chicken Salad Chick has an opportunity for an Accounts Payable Analyst to join the Finance Team. This team

     

    member will be responsible for full-cycle accounts payable activities including recording invoices, processing

     

    payments, reconciling vendor statements, managing vendor relationships, analyzing expenses, and using

     

    systems and technology to improve efficiency.

    Duties & Responsibilities

    • Process and pay invoices for Company-owned stores and corporate departments across four entities using

    a third-party processor

    • Manage AP software system including adding new stores and accounts, managing users and payees,

    troubleshooting with provider, and leveraging reporting to build analytical processes and controls

    • Communicate clearly to ensure all inquiries from vendors and internal staff are responded to in an accurate

    and timely manner with adequate details and actionable steps

    • Request and reconcile vendor statements as necessary and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner

    • Reconcile the AP subledger and evaluate aged open payables and unusual items for additional procedures

    • Evaluate monthly expense activity to identify missing invoices or other anomalies requiring additional

    research

    • Review invoice activity following period close to identify and record necessary accrual and adjustment journal

    entries

    • Quickly escalate business critical issues

    • Any other duties as assigned by management team

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or other related field is highly preferred

    • Accounts Payable experience evaluated in consideration of education and other professional experience

    • Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping, double entry accounting, and the accounts payable process

    • Outstanding communication (written and verbal), presentation, time management, and organizational skills

    • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

    • Proactive self-starter interested in the opportunity to create process improvements or build new processes

    • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office including comfort with common Excel functions

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

     

    For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.