Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist Location: Cleveland, OH Business Unit: Team Wendy Purpose of Position: This role will be reporting to the Head Protection SBU Financial Controller. The main responsibility of this position is to play a significant part in the processing of supplier invoices for our Salem, NH location. Additionally, the person filing this role will assist the Cleveland AP Coordinator with Cleveland invoice processing, and work with the group finance team to process intercompany invoice transactions for both the Cleveland and Salem locations. This role will also be working closely with other departments when needed and will own certain aspects of the Concur credit card process and provide support for financial audit requests that need to be completed.

Essential Duties and/or Functions:

• Process Accounts Payable for our Salem location

• Ability to manage high-volume data entry, match purchase orders with invoices, and track payment cycles

• Work with other departments to resolve any issues associated with matching invoices to receipts/approvals

• Communicate with suppliers to resolve billing disputes

• Follow up on open items in a timely fashion

• Ensure proper cut-off procedures at month-end

• Assist in processing Cleveland invoices

• Own Concur credit card program for Team Wendy

• Facilitate company credit card disbursements

• Monitor credit card exceptions and potential fraud activities

• Enter Concur transactions into ledger on a monthly basis

• Validate ACH payments

• Assist with any financial audit requests, as needed

• Support other Accounting and Finance functions when needed

• Ad Hoc items and other projects as needed

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• 1-3 years' experience in an Accounts Payable role
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively with other functional areas of the business
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Preferred/Desired Skills or Experiences:

• Associate or Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting strongly preferred
• Background in IFS, or other ERP systems

About Avon Technologies: We design and produce life-critical personal protection solutions for the world’s militaries and first responders. With a portfolio that includes Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (“CBRN”), protection. We do this through our two brands, Avon Technologies and Team Wendy. Our mission is to provide unparalleled protection for those who protect us, giving them the confidence to tackle challenging situations and helping them get home safe. At Avon Protection, we recognize that our success relies on the collective efforts of our talented team. As an organization, we welcome individuals who embody our #FIERCE company values - fearlessness, integrity, excellence, resilience, collaboration, and the ability to execute.

What We Offer:

• Flexible Schedule
• Competitive Compensation Package
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Learning and Development Initiatives

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserved the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary. Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws. *U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within Avon that may present access to export controlled technical data, Avon must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at Avon's sole election.* Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without a sponsorship for employment visa status (e.e. H1B status). The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Cleveland, OH is $58,000 to $75,000 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, type and years of experience within the industry, education, etc. EOE, Including Vet/Disability