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 organizations financial documents for payment, auditing and tax purposes
•    Practice effective 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
 

Accounts Payable Essential Skills
•    Analytical skills
•    Detail oriented and organized.
•    Computation skills
•    Leadership abilities
•    Written and oral communication skills
•    Problem solving skills