Campbellsville University

Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist

10/03/2025

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Accounts Payable Specialist

DEPARTMENT: Accounting

REPORTS TO: Accounting Manager

FLSA / SALARY BAND: Salary - Exempt


Position Summary

An Accounts Payable Specialist handles the financial processing of transactions for Murakami. Duties include daily bookkeeping, record keeping, financial reporting, and assists with financial audits.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Follow all safety rules and ISO requirements
  • Assure that work practices are in the guidelines of OSHA standards.
  • Ensure personal and associate awareness and understanding of ISO 14001 and ISO/TS 16949 (includes ISO 9001) standards, and company policies and procedures
  • Compiles and sorts documents, such as: invoices, purchase orders, checks, vouchers, and substantiates business transactions
  • Investigates problems that suppliers or purchasing department have with obtaining payment for invoices
  • Assists with other AP or general accounting responsibilities as needed
  • Entering accounting codes accurately and effectively
  • Prepares vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and general ledger accounts with various registers; extract general ledger information
  • Provides customer service by timely responding to questions from suppliers concerning payments and queries by team members concerning invoices and payments
  • Process check requests
  • Research and correct supplier statements discrepancies
  • Assist in calculating and booking entries for month end close
  • Performs other tasks assigned by Management

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills)

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 2+ years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Advance knowledge and understanding of accounting management, methods, practices, concepts, principles, and procedures
  • Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timelines
  • Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point software programs
  • Experience with QAD or similar ERP system preferred
  • Excellent communication skills both written and oral communication, and organizational skills
  • Ability to analyze and solve problems
  • Skill in the use of personal computers related software applications
  • Must be able to follow standard filing procedures

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Team Member must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision. Must be able to work in warm temperature environment on a daily for extended periods

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be constructed as an exhaustive of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.