Accounts Payable Accountant

Elessent Clean Technologies is a global leader in process technologies to drive sustainability and carbon neutrality in the metal, fertilizer, chemical, and oil refining industries with an unwavering commitment to customer support. We provide extensive global expertise across our portfolio of offerings in key applications – MECS sulfuric acid production, STRATCO alkylation, BELCO wet scrubbing, and IsoTherming hydroprocessing. Offering critical process equipment, products, technology, and services, we enable an array of industrial markets, including phosphate fertilizer, non-ferrous metals, oil refining, petrochemicals, and chemicals, to minimize their environmental impact and optimize productivity. We are dedicated to helping our customers produce high-quality products used in everyday life in the safest, most environmentally sound way possible, with a vision to make the world a better place by creating clean alternatives to traditional industrial processes.

The Accounts Payable Accountant will report to the Finance Manager - Americas supporting accounts payable activities for multiple operating companies, primarily in the United States. The successful candidate will be a proactive accountant skilled in managing multiple priorities while performing daily and monthly payables activities to generate timely, reliable and accurate payable information. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and effective member of the finance team.

Job functions and responsibilities:

• Process accounts payable invoices to include matching of invoice, goods receipt and purchase order, ensure correct coding, sufficient documentation, and approvals. Entering invoices into ERP system for timely payment. Monitoring invoice discount opportunities and communicating to Finance Manager - Americas.
• Monitor critical supplier accounts and clearly communicate at risk accounts to Supervisor.
• New vendor and vendor update approval and verification through accounting ticket systems.
• Monitor the automated payables system performance for accuracy and improve the workflow by identifying process bottlenecks and correcting errors.
• Create and enter payment batches during our weekly payment runs, ensuring payment batches match approve payment file
• Willingness to suggest and embrace process changes to benefit the organization.
• Maintain vendor relations, reconcile vendor statements, and communicate with vendors regarding discrepancies and questions as needed. Download vendor invoices from various portals and submit for proper approvals.
• Research invoices both paid and unpaid as needed. Follow up on aging invoices to identify reasons invoices are unpaid.
• 1099 reporting and W-9 maintenance
• Prepare journal entries necessary to complete accounting transactions and reconcile various general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Work effectively with colleagues (both local and international) by practicing respect for people, punctuality, meeting deadlines and collaborative problem solving.
• Support accounting department with other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the following education and experience:

• Minimum of associate's degree.
• 3+ years of accounts payable experience preferred.
• Ability to fluently communicate (both written and oral) in english
• Advanced mathematical and logical deduction skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated high level of data entry accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize work and perform multiple tasks simultaneously while adhering to deadlines.
• Tech savvy - Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) required. Epicor/Kinetic experience a plus.
• Positive, self-directed, team player with highly effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with sensitive data and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to travel if needed.