Accounts payable accountant
Location
Baton Rouge, LA | United States
Job description
Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) seeks to fill the position of Accounts Payable Accountant. The Accounts Payable Accountant is located in the Finance and Administration Division. This is a full-time position.
REPORTS TO :
Assistant Controller
COMPENSATION: Anticipated starting salary will be commensurate with education and work experience. For more information about Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC), visit
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Applications for this position should include a cover letter, resume/CV, transcripts, and names of contact information for three (3) work-related references. These documents must be attached to your application to be considered.
***Incomplete applications will not be considered*** CONTACT INFORMATION: Jean Stepter, Consultant, Talent Acquisition
Office of Human Resources
Baton Rouge Community College
201 Community College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
[email protected] A criminal background check will be required of all selected applicants. An offer of employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check.
This organization participates in the E-Verify program. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at (888) 464-4218.
BRCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects the entire BRCC family. We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our students, and our institution.
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability As an executive branch state agency, the Baton Rouge Community College is required by La. R.S. 46:2597 to establish annual strategies and goals related to employment of individuals with disabilities. In order to effectively measure and report our progress to this end, La. R.S. 46:2597 requires us to ask employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five (5) years.
Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so (if applicable). Your answer will be maintained confidentially. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way. For more information about this form or the Americans with Disabilities Act, visit the Office of the State Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator’s website at .
Minimum Qualifications:
Required Education: - Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
Minimum number of years of and type of experience required to perform the job .
- A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting.
Indicate if any combination of specific experience, training and education may be substituted for the required education or experience. SUBSTITUTIONS FOR DEGREE AND TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN ACCOUNTING:
A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting.
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR DEGREE ONLY:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting).
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting) as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
Preferred Education: - Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, Business Administration
Preferred Experience: - 1-3 years of Accounts Payable experience or other general ledger accounting experience.
65%
- Create invoices in Banner for payment of received purchase order invoices, check requests, reimbursements, refunds, invoices, monthly bills, etc. This involves ensuring accuracy, legitimacy, proper authorization, and verification of documentation. This also includes coding the expenditure with the correct classification code and account number.
- Create credit memos in Banner for credits on invoices previously entered.
- Review transaction detail to find errors in invoices processed.
- Prepares journal entries to correct invoice errors to be reviewed and posted by Assistant Controller or Controller.
- Create check requests for payment of received invoices and direct payments, which include interagency invoices, miscellaneous non-purchase order requests, etc.
30%
- Responsible for reconciling vendor statements; submits letters to vendors concerning any accounts payable issues and/or problems.
- Compiles and types special reports, summaries, or replies to inquiries, selecting information from a variety of sources such as reports, documents, correspondence, other offices, etc.
- Composes and types routine correspondence independently using a Word and Excel to incorporate financial data. Communicates concisely both oral and written to external and internal parties.
- Assists in the preparation of worksheets for reconciliation of various monthly, quarterly and year-end activity as assigned.
- Responds to requests for information concerning office procedures and coordinates workflow between accounts payable and other departments.
5%
- Perform other duties as directed by the Controller and/or Assistant Controller.
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