Accounts Payable Clerk

Job Description Summary:

At Amphenol Energy Technologies, the Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for ensuring all bills are paid in an efficient and timely manner. Provide administrative and clerical support by processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices, monitoring expenses, and keeping a record of it all for tax purposes.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Mathematical skills
• Computer skills
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Knowledge of accounting principles
• Proficiency in accounting software
• Technical skills like handling purchase orders, vendor invoices, and financial statements
• Soft skills such as data entry, spreadsheet experience, and process improvements

Qualifications – Education/Experience:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field a plus
• Previous accounts payable experience

Duties/Responsibilities: (Position Specific)

• Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
• Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries.
• Pay vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, verifying federal id numbers, scheduling and preparing checks, and resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation.
• Ensures credit is received for outstanding memos.
• Issues stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
• Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports.
• Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
• Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
• Maintains historical records by microfilming and filing documents.
• Disburses petty cash by recording entry and verifying documentation.
• Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Physical/Environmental Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, stand; walk; and use hands to handle, or feel.

Security Access

• Must be capable of holding US Security Clearance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Accounts payable: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Location:

• Sharjah (Preferred)

Work Location: In person