AP Specialist

Are you a finance professional looking to grow your career in a thriving industry? Meriplex is looking for a Finance Team Specialist to be responsible for accurate and timely deliverables, ensuring effective contributions to the AP team and entire Finance department.

Meriplex is a managed IT and SD-WAN solutions provider specializing in intelligent networks, cybersecurity, cloud communications and managed services for the enterprise market. Using a collaborative approach, we provide pioneering, secure and reliable solutions customized to advance business growth.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties:

• Accurately determine and enter coding for vendor invoices.
• Monitor AP mailbox for invoice. Escalate concerns as appropriate. Including being the point of contact for assigned vendors for any past due action items.
• Review and process approved invoices daily.
• Maintain communication with Vendors to get regular account statement to perform vendor reconciliation.
• Communicate with internal departments as needed on AP.
• Participation in external audits as requested by AP Manager and/or other leadership within the Finance team including research on past records/ transactions and responding to external auditor inquires as directed.
• Act in accordance with Meriplex mission and values.
• Perform other duties as required by Meriplex and the CFO or as requested by Meriplex Board of Directors.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Behaviors:

• Knowledge of general accounting and financial best practices.
• General understanding of terminology and processes within the telecommunications industry
• General understanding of invoicing and billing process and standards of record keeping
• Working knowledge of critical thinking, judgement, and analytical problem-solving skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Basic Excel skills and comfort with learning new functions
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and gravitas
• Customer, vendor, colleague, and key stakeholder customer service skills
• Execute in fast-paces, dynamic, growth-oriented work environment.
• Execute with multiple internal teams, from individual contributors to senior executives.

Education/ Experience:

• 3+ years of related accounts payable experience
• 1+ years’ experience working with an ERP, NetSuite preferred.
• Detailed oriented and highly accurate data entry.
• Previous experience within the telecommunication industry preferred.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Strong problem-solving skills, systematic and quality-conscious work ethic

Certifications:

• None

Work Schedule/Travel:

• Standard Meriplex business hours of Monday – Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• No travel required, 0 -10%

Physical Demands:

Sedentary Work – Exerts up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Disclaimer:

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.