Sr. Accountant, Accounts Payable
We are currently seeking candidates for a Sr. Accountant, Accounts Payable Specialist opportunity with a highly successful Private Equity firm located in Boston, MA. The Sr. Accountant, Accounts Payable will be responsible for driving full-cycle accounts payable process, including vendor onboarding, invoice coding, contract review and matching, and payment processing. The ideal candidate will have 5-8+ years of accounts payable experience in financial services.
This is a 12+ month contract opportunity, paying between $45-55/hour (depending on experience).
Responsibilities:
- Process Accounts Payable payment requests timely and accurately and in accordance with the business terms, firm policy, and internal controls
- Process expense reports as necessary
- Prepare reports as requested by AP Manager
- Manage customer relationships (both internal and external) to ensure superior service is consistently provided
- Perform initial vendor onboarding involving collecting W-9 and banking information and creating a new record in the ERP system
- Maintain ongoing relationships with key vendors related to their invoice processing, including payment/ banking matters
- Ensure compliance with policy and procedures, Limited Partnership Agreements, Advisory Agreements, and other one-use and long-term contracts
- Provide assistance to management team with documentation and maintenance of documentation
- Identify, monitor, assess and mitigate ongoing financial and operational risk(s)
- Coordinate with Legal and Compliance Teams to ensure payment requests (e.g. invoices) comply with terms of contracts
- Support special projects as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (Required)
- 5-8+ years of experience in accounts payable function
- Experience working in financial services (preferred) or professional services
- Experience with Workday and/or Peoplesoft (preferred)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel)
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Strong attention to detail, great work-ethic, and drive to learn, grown, and improve
- Great organization, time management, and prioritization skills
For immediate consideration, interested and qualified candidates should send their resume to Allie at [email protected].
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