Accounts Payable Specialist - Latin America

The primary responsibility of the Accounts Payable Specialist is to complete payments and control expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices, mainly for the Latin American region. Deliverables include timely and accurate processing of all invoices, including researching and resolving any vendor inquiries. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Establish working relationship with vendors, ensuring all vendors are paid per contractual terms and vendor inquiries are resolved in a timely manner
• Enter invoices in accounting system for payments ensuring correct approval, coding, and matching as well as verify receipt of material or service and confirming prices and quantity to vendor invoices
• Monitor the shared inbox for the supplier’s invoices
• Daily review of AP workflow and parked invoices to ensure that invoices are processed within approval and payment terms
• Research payable questions for both internal and external customers; takes appropriate action when needed
• Supports all areas of accounts payable regarding the resolution of vendor's accounts relating to outstanding invoices and maintain payables aging and reconcile received not paid account
• Assist in month end closing activities
• Work closely with other departments, such as procurement and finance, to ensure smooth operations
• Identify improvement opportunities and support their implementation
• Assist ongoing projects for the implementation of technology solutions
• Provide supporting documentation for audits
• Willing to participate in any capacity to support the Finance function

Requirements:

• Previous experience in an Accounts Payable environment
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required
• Proven computer skills, and experience using SAP a plus
• Strong coordination, communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills are required.  Individual should be comfortable working with all levels and functions
• Candidate should be a self-starter, proactive to support internal/external partners, and have the ability to meet all deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation
• Ability to problem-solve, assess issues holistically, and make sound decisions for the Company
• Foster good teamwork and interpersonal relationships

Desired:

• SAP experience
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is desired but not required

Relocation is not available with this position.
Americas Styrenics LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status or marital status. 
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