Staff Accountant - Accounts Payable

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $34 - $36 per hour

About Visit Seattle

Visit Seattleis aprivate, non-profit destination marketing organization (DMO)servingSeattle and King County. We exist toresponsibly grow the visitor economyfor the benefit of the community.

About the Role

The Staff Accountant - Accounts Payable is responsible for managing accounts payable functions, providing accounting support to the accounting department, and delivering a high level of customer service to Visit Seattle Staff, vendors, and external stakeholders.

What Youll Do

• Processes accounts payable invoices and expense reports with appropriate approvals, coding, and invoice entry accuracy. This includes following the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area (STIA) guidelines for those expenses.
• Ensures accounts payable and staff expense compliance with financial policy, travel expense policy, government regulations and IRS rules.
• Processes weekly check run.
• Maintains petty cash which includes reconciliations and coding of expenses.
• Coordinates new vendor setup, ensures that W9s are received, maintains open and paid vendor files.
• Reconciles vendor statements and manages provides a high level of customer service to vendors including payment complaints or discrepancies
• Process staff credit card expenses.
• Provides high level of customer service to staff, vendors, and external stakeholders
• Assists in maintaining the companys financial reporting system.
• Assists in providing audit documents and audit schedules.
• Ensures department controls are in place and comply with internal control requirements and financial policies.
• Maintains Accounting Department files, including accounts payable documentation and other miscellaneous filings.
• Uploads and codes documentation for wire transfers and obtains approval to be forwarded to the Accounting Manager for processing.
• Monitors accounting e-mail inbox and responds or forwards e-mails as appropriate.
• Prepares annual 1099s to send to vendors.
• Performs other related duties, assignments, and special projects as required.

Qualifications

What We Offer

Visit Seattle offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package,along with apositive, purpose-drivenworkplace culture.Ourculture isguided by ourvalues of Inclusion, Impact, Commitment, and Excellence.We arepassionate aboutchampioning our region as a world-class destination for travel andtourism andpromoting the economic power of travel.

Our benefits are always evolving, though here's a peek into your perks :

Our Commitment to Equity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and deeply committed to building a diverse, inclusive, andequitableworkplace. Webelieve that diversity makes us stronger, more innovative, and better equipped to serve our communities. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and identities.

We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, gender, gender identity, or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, military service or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status or military service.

Visit Seattle strives to create a meaningful interview experience for candidates. If you need accommodation for a disability or for any other reason during the hiring process, please let us know.