Education Requirements
- A degree is not mandatory
- An understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting skills is required
- A degree in the following subjects would be beneficial:
- Finance or Economics
- Business Studies
- Accounting
Accounts Payable Essential Skills
- Analytical skills
- Detail oriented and organized
- Computation skills
- Leadership abilities
- Written and oral communication skills
- Problem solving skills
Accounts Payable Roles & Responsibilities
- Post business transactions, process invoices, verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records
- Provide other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organization
- Maintain meticulous records of outstanding payables
- Ensure the accuracy of an organization’s financial documents for payment, auditing and tax purposes
- Protect businesses against unintentional overpayment
- Practice eJTective monitoring to ensure payments are made to vendors in a timely manner
Day-to-Day Duties
- Clarify any questionable invoice items, prices or receiving signatures
- Assemble and review invoices to be completed for payment
- Maintain copies of vouchers, invoices or correspondence necessary for files
- Type periodic reports and other records
- Obtain proper information and/or data regarding invoice payments
- Check vendor files for any previous payments and assign voucher numbers
- Prepare vouchers listing invoice number, date, vendor address, item description, amounts and coding per accounting policies and procedures
- Reconcile bank statements
- Input daily bookkeeping and record keeping
- Verify invoices against purchase orders and ensure goods or services were received before issuing payment to vendors