Accounts Payable Clerk

Description

Join our team! Lavelle industries is looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk. As an Accounts Payable Clerk, you will be an integral part of our finance team, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and expenses, maintaining effective communication with vendors and purchasing departments, and upholding our financial policies and procedures.

We are proud to be a stable USA manufacturer in business for over 100 years, and we are thriving and growing. We are the market leader in toilet repair products sold in the largest home improvement and hardware retailers, including Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, Menards, Walmart, Target, and more. Yes, our careers are in the toilet, and we have a lot of fun with our award-winning, USA-made products! Our customers say it best: We lead our industry with the highest average consumer review rating of 4.5 stars. We have a unique culture as a woman-owned and family-owned business. We focus on employee development and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for managing a high volume of financial transactions and vendor communications efficiently and accurately. Specific duties include:
• Process, records, verifies and pays invoices and expenses for goods and services on a timely basis, and responds to vendor queries, data entry of invoices for payment.
• Evaluate accounts payable policies and procedures and ensures external and internal controls and policies are adhered to.
• Communicate with purchasing departments regarding pricing or receiving discrepancies.
• Review vendor statements and communicates with vendors regarding payment status.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.
• Process daily billing. Maintain and improve the system to process customer’s shipments.
• Address billing errors and work cross-functionally to improve standard work.

Experience:

The successful candidate will have a blend of education and experience for this position:

• 1-5 years of experience in accounting required; experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Associate's degree in accounting or related field preferred but not required
• Experience with all facets of the financial cycle, from invoice processing to vendor communication.
• Personal Skills and Attributes:
• Attentive to detail to ensure accuracy of information.
• Strong math capabilities- Ability to perform financial calculations.
• Interpersonal skills – develop and maintain strong relationships through technical knowledge, personality, and effective communication.
• Proactive approach to time sensitivity – consistent follow-up.
• Confident, autonomous self-starter. Comfortable performing multiple tasks to achieve desired results.
• Proficient to Advanced with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.)

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.