Accounting Assistant; Temp

DSV - Global transport and logistics

Location:

USA - Iselin, Wood Ave

Division:
Air & Sea

Job Posting

Title:

Accounting Assistant (Temp-to-Hire Assignment) - 97450

Time Type:
Full Time

Please note:
This is an in-office position, not remote.

The AP Accounting Assistant is responsible for actively contributing to the North America Shared Services Department and is accountable for a variety of functions, responding to a high volume of customer service inquiries, providing requested information and resolving issues that prevent invoice payment. Use SAP to research outstanding invoices and determine reasons for non-payment and/or provide status of payment. Whenever possible, determine root causes of problems for long-term solutions.

This position ensures that the company maintains strong vendor relations, complies with, and enforces internal controls and service level agreements (SLA) set forth by the Company while safeguarding confidential information.

• Prioritize, research, and write responses for a high volume of AP inquiries created by suppliers and employees in operations.
• Review past due invoice lists provided by vendors to ensure that all invoices are accounted for and to determine the reasons for non-payment.
• Manually post past due invoices in SAP as necessary and reverse invoices incorrectly entered, repost correctly.
• Escalate issues to management when necessary.
• Display a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service, including resolving issues timely and influencing the resolution of issues when responsibility falls outside of Payables.
• Support accounting reporting activities, including tracking, monitoring and reviewing aging reports and reconciling AP sub-ledger.
• Manage customer vendor relations and ensure vendor compliance. Reconciliation of vendor statements of accounts for multiple vendors.
• Provide accounting assistance to operations staff; respond to accounts payable questions/concerns to meet business needs.
• Assist with other projects as needed and perform other responsibilities as assigned by the AP Manager.

• Associates Degree in accounting or finance and/or a minimum of 2 years of experience in customer service and/or AP function.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills for interacting with vendors, operations, and upper management.
• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.
• Experience in a shared services environment is a plus.
• Bilingual - Fluency in both Spanish and English required.

• Proven customer support experience or experience as a client service representative
• Strong phone contact handling skills and active listening
• Customer orientation and ability to adapt/respond to different types of characters
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, manage time effectively, manage competing demands and adapt to frequent changes
• Computer Skills include Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables and V-Lookup) and SAP knowledge is a plus

For this position, the expected base pay is: $20.75 - $27.75 / Hourly. Actual base compensation will be determined based on various factors including job-related knowledge, geographical location, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

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