Accounts Payable Representative (North America) - Finance & Administration
Location
New York
Business Area
Accounting and Finance
Ref #
10039554
Description & Requirements
The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.
There are many responsibilities involved in running a business successfully, but maintaining strong control over Accounts Payable is among the most crucial. We are the team to ensure that company's payables are legitimate and accurate, and we provide a professional customer service to internal and external stakeholders, as well as consistently maintain controls. In this role you will be working on various aspects of Accounts Payable processing in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
There are many responsibilities involved in running a business successfully, but maintaining strong control over Accounts Payable is among the most crucial. We are the team to ensure that company's payables are legitimate and accurate, and we provide a professional customer service to internal and external stakeholders, as well as consistently maintain controls. In this role you will be working on various aspects of Accounts Payable processing in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
You will be responsible for processing invoices, running ad-hoc tasks, controls and projects assigned to you and to provide a positive experience for those you work with. In order to be successful, you will need strong attention to detail and be an excellent problem solver. You have the ability to balance high workload yet understand the importance of controls. You have excellent communication and prioritization skills, an ability to present ideas about process improvements and to question status quo. You thrive in a dynamic, open-plan, team environment, and you know what customer service really means.
We'll trust you to:
- Maintain Purchase Ledger for North America in adherence to our departmental SLAs and policies
- Comply with Global invoicing regulations, flagging tax discrepancies and reducing risk exposures
- Process high volume of invoices and ensure discrepancies detected are addressed/escalated timely
- Maintain high level of accuracy within our validations, invoice processing, ticket trouble-shooting and reconciliation
- Actively learn business unit requirements and ensure proper coding classifications
- Streamline invoice processing, Purchase Order matching and approvals workflows
- Actively engage in all departmental meetings, trainings and apply Accounts Payable concepts
- Ability to consistently meet deadlines for ad hoc accounting tasks, projects, controls, and month end activities
- Maintain level of professionalism when providing support/feedback within AP, Source to Pay teams and internal/external stakeholders
- Actively encourage and reinforce the use of self-servicing options to our internal/ external stakeholders
- Complete root-cause analysis and be accountable to deliver to stakeholders, vendors and management with excellence
- Actively engage and adapt to various technology options - to drive greater automation, add efficiencies and optimization efforts within the overall S2P process
You'll need to have:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- Previous work experience with Accounts Payable (3-5 years)
- Invoice processing knowledge
- Effective corporate communications skills, both mutual and writing
- Excellent time management, organizational and presentation skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills – pivot tables, vlookups, etc.
- Knowledge of basic Financial and Accounting terminology
- Written and verbal fluency in English
We'd love to see:
- Knowledge of SAP
- Knowledge of Agile Scrum framework
- Multilingual a plus
Does this sound like you?
Apply if you think we're a good match. We will get in touch to let you know that the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at: https://www.bloomberg.com/company/what-we-do/
Salary Range = 65000 - 75000 USD Annually + Benefits
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.
We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation, [Exempt roles only], paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.
We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation, [Exempt roles only], paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.