Accounts Payable Clerk

We are seeking a highly detail-oriented Accounts Payable Clerks to join our busy team in Somerset, NJ. This is an in-office position with flexible hours between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, totaling 40 hours per week. Remote work is not available for this role.

The successful candidates will have extensive experience with ERP systems (such as PeopleSoft) and thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Strong attention to detail and data entry skills are essential, as training will be fast-paced and candidates are expected to "hit the ground running."

Interview Process: Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Work Schedule & Compensation:

Work hours: Monday through Friday, flexible between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM (no earlier than 7:00 AM and no later than 5:00 PM)

40-hour work week

Location: In office (no remote work)

Key Responsibilities:

Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and recording entries.

Pay vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, verifying federal ID numbers, scheduling and preparing checks, resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation, ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos, and issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.

Pay employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances; prepare checks as needed.

Protect the organization's value by keeping information confidential and continuously seeking to improve the payment process.

Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.

Process customer credits.

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• Minimum 4+ years of proven working experience as an accounts payable clerk.
• Demonstrated experience with ERP systems (e.g., PeopleSoft).
• High-volume data entry in a fast-paced setting.

Professional Skills:

• Tracking budget expenses
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Thoroughness in all tasks
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to analyze information
• Accounting knowledge
• Vendor relationship management
• PC proficiency
• Outstanding data entry skills
• General math skills

Additional Information:

• The responsibilities and qualifications outlined above are intended to reflect the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this classification. This description is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.
• To perform this job successfully, individuals must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.