Overview
This role supports the daily operations of the FCD team and drives strategic initiatives and process improvements across pre- and post-payment operations. Responsibilities include administrative processing and reporting for management to help streamline work processes.
Responsibilities
- Handle the foreign and domestic wire process from start to finish, including review of invoices, Bills of Lading, account setups, manual checks, and authorizations.
- Assist in resolving negative vendor balances by taking appropriate actions to mitigate them through credit sells or acquiring refunds.
- Work with a variety of software programs while maintaining strong attention to detail.
- Perform regular reconciliations of accounts payable transactions to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Research and analyze system data and knowledge documents to respond to inquiries accurately and advise on root causes to resolve issues.
- Coordinate with Accounting groups to resolve outstanding items on monthly GL reports.
- Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation and reports.
- Demonstrate understanding of three-way match processes, vendor discounts, and payment terms.
- Work autonomously to complete assigned tasks and ensure related administrative processes are performed.
- Identify and resolve issues related to vendor invoices, payment discrepancies, and other accounts payable matters.
- Develop and implement strategies to streamline disbursement processes and improve efficiency.
- Generate and communicate presentations to large groups.
- Maintain awareness of cross-functional policies and procedures.
- Obtain and analyze quantitative and qualitative data of business processes to determine solutions and support data-driven decisions.
- Collaborate and communicate with internal and external business partners on findings and areas for improvement.
- Analyze processes and workflows to understand value chain, inputs/outputs, and to improve and/or automate business performance.
- Monitor key performance indicators, determine gaps, and recommend or implement change management techniques for efficiency and operational improvements.
- Prepare departmental reports or charts.
- Perform other duties or special projects as assigned that are specific to essential Financial Cash Disbursements operations.
Requirements
- College degree preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience within the payment processing space or the equivalent; exposure to other AP process functions preferred.
- Effective analytical, reconciliation, and reasoning skills, including the ability to summarize information and clearly identify key elements, trends, results, or relationships.
- Ability to identify the source of challenges and exercise initiative and good judgment to make decisions and provide solutions.
- Ability to accurately handle and analyze large amounts of data while maintaining timelines/deadlines/resources and adjusting with job objectives.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Access, etc.).
- Strong attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to other functions within the AP process.
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay Range: $2,475.00 - $4,125.00 (estimated range).
- Actual pay rate may vary depending on location; specific rate depends on a candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.
- Estimated ranges are monthly for salaried roles or hourly for all other roles.
- This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.
- Benefits include health, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance, and a 401(k) with company match, plus additional enhancements such as mental health coverage, gender affirming and family building benefits, paid parental leave, associate discounts, and community involvement opportunities.
Location
- Remote work is available across the United States, or alternatively out of Newport News, VA, according to company policy.
- East coast working hours.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The employer is an equal opportunity employer and a government contractor subject to applicable non-discrimination requirements, including 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(A). Equal employment opportunity applies to F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.