Accounts Payable Specialist

Description

At Clear Sight Partners, we are building the region’s premier destination for comprehensive vision care. We are a team of over 130 optometrists, ophthalmologists, surgeons, opticians, and eye care professionals serving more than 100,000 patients across 15 different locations in the Greater Tampa Bay area. From routine eye exams and optical retail, to medical optometry, ophthalmology, and surgical procedures, our patients experience end-to-end personalized care and service.

We are looking for a detailed oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to join our team at our Corporate Headquarters in Oldsmar, FL !

Requirements

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for processing accounts payable documents in a timely manner, building strong, long-lasting relationships with vendors, employees and other stakeholders, and providing a positive work experience for vendors, employees and other stakeholders.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Process full-cycle accounts payable process including coding, data entry and vendor payment.
• Reconcile and process credit cards statements.
• Verify approval on purchase orders and invoices
• Match corresponding purchase orders to invoices
• Process invoices and credits within vendor terms to ensure timely payment of invoices
• Monitor vendor payment agreements to find discounts that can be used to reduce invoice amounts
• Follow standard processes to eliminate possibility of duplicate payments and overpayment of invoices
• Process vendor payments (checks and EFTs) within vendor terms to ensure timely payment
• Investigate and resolve problems associated with returned payments
• Investigate and resolve problems associated with 1099 vendors
• Process credit applications for vendors
• Process annual 1099 vendor forms
• Assist with handling the monthly closing of accounts payable records
• Assist with employee expenses
• Maintain systems, procedures, and policies to ensure adherence to company guidelines
• Work with team members and management to assist with finding process efficiencies
• Assist with audit support as necessary
• Perform other general accounting projects and tasks as assigned

Working Conditions and Environmental/Physical Demands:

• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Operating motor vehicle.
• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Position reports to VP of Finance
• This position has no direct Reports

Position/Type/ Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position and core hours of work and days are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Accounting preferred
• 2+ years of accounts payable experience required
• Multi-entity experience strongly preferred
• General Ledger reconciliation/journal entry experience preferred

Skills and Abilities:

• Proven quality experience as demonstrated through historical work/achievements
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to communication with vendors and managers across business functions
• Highly developed organizational skills; comfortable working under time sensitive deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Advanced Micro-soft Skills required

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k

PTO