Accounts Payable Staff Accountant

Company: Park Industries, Inc.
Location: Saint Cloud
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

Park is looking to fill an Accounts Payable Staff Accountant position which will be responsible for optimizing recurring accounts payable tasks to ensure that tasks are being completed with maximum efficiency as well as to ensure the quality of accounts payable and its operating systems to provide meaningful, accurate, and timely information. The position works with minimal supervision and communicates effectively across the organization. The Accounts Payable Staff Accountant assists departments with invoice and vendor account questions.

As the Accounts Payable Staff Accountant at Park your essential duties and responsibilities will be to:

Gather proper approval and documentation, review, enter, schedule vendor non-P.O. invoices and three-way match invoices for payment on a timely basis with emphasis on meeting discount invoice timelines. Communicate with vendors to address or account or invoice questions. Process weekly payment runs and off-cycle electronic transactions for vendor payments.

Partner with team members, as well as internal departments to understand the business needs, then analyze Accounts Payable processes to optimize efficiency. Implement and document workflow processes where they don't currently exist.

Complete month-end close activities which include verifying invoices are recorded in the proper month, recording manual checks, reconciling credit card statements, and closing the AP ledger.

Assists in the preparation of accounts payable work papers for annual external audit and sales tax audits.

Review and prepare annual 1099's.

Who is Park Industries?

Park Industries is North America's largest manufacturer of stoneworking machinery. For the past decade Park has been breaking into the metals industry with extremely accurate plasma cutting solutions for metal fabricators. We offer a world-class manufacturing facility (with air conditioning in the shop) and experience, legendary customer service and trusted advisors to partner with our customers from the first thought of obtaining a machine throughout the lifetime of the machine.

Park Industries was founded in 1953 by the Schlough family. We are still a family owned and operated company, now on the third generation. Park is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota - the regional center for commerce, manufacturing, research, healthcare, arts, entertainment, and education for Central Minnesota.

What makes you a good fit?

Here is what we are looking for:

Education Degree in Accounting or related field

Experience 3-5 years related experience or the equivalent of education and experience

Technology/Equipment Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel Word, and PowerPoint)

Our ideal candidate would have qualifications/experience:

Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent.
Three to five years of experience preferred.
Experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with general ledgers and general accounting procedures.

What can we offer you?

Glad you asked!

From our beginning in 1953, we have been laser focused on developing and instilling a strong company culture that treats associates the right way, or as we like to call it, the ParkWay. The ParkWay focuses on the values of trust, integrity, and respect - values and behaviors that each associate strives to live by each day. This creates a culture of honesty, trust and empowerment for our associates to thrive in.

In addition to our focus on culture, we also offer our associates a comprehensive benefits package that includes your standard benefits such as health, vision and dental insurance, health savings account (company funded), life insurance, short and long-term disability, a 401k program, holidays and paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and companywide bonus potential to name a few.

Apply today to learn more about joining the Park team!%8602763% %%accounting%%

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