Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Groundworks is seeking a talented Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to join our team in Virginia Beach, VA!
The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for overseeing and processing all aspects of the accounts payable cycle, ensuring timely and accurate payment of vendor invoices, and compliance with company policies and procedures. This role provides support to the AP team, manages complex vendor issues, and plays a critical role in month-end close and reporting activities, as well as system implementation and testing.
Job Responsibilities
- Ensure all transactions (invoices, check requests, and credit card transactions) are handled and resolved according to service level agreement. Escalate issues when applicable and ensure timely resolution to maintain high customer satisfaction.
- Perform weekly check runs, ACH payments, and wire transfers.
- Analyze exceptions (such as but not limited to invoices not matching with PO, incomplete requests, error in taxation) to detect patterns, determine root causes, and implement a resolution.
- Lead or support AP automation and process improvement initiatives.
- Identify risks regarding process inputs, internal operations, and recommend options to mitigate.
- Provide ad hoc support during internal and external audit reviews.
- Act as a subject matter expert on designated processes.
- Collaborate with assigned branches to resolve invoice and purchase order discrepancies and ensure timely and accurate payment to vendors.
- Maintain a strong working relationship with internal and external partners to resolve issues.
- Acquire and maintain technical understanding of payable process in order to support end users.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in corporate accounts payable role
- Associate's degree in accounting or equivalent experience
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Extensive knowledge of corporate payables business processes
- Strong analytical skills
- Experience in shared services environment is considered an asset
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem solving and organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, specific proficiency in Excel
Working Requirements
The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist will be in an onsite environment with occasional travel. The role is hybrid at the Virginia Beach Office.
What We Provide For Our Employees
- Competitive base compensation with lucrative bonus potential
- Equity ownership in the nation's largest and fastest growing foundation repair and water management company
- The best-in-class training programs
- Advanced leadership training opportunities
- Benefits include Medical, Dental, Optical, Long/Short Term Disability, Life insurance, 401(k) with a company match after applicable waiting periods
- Paid time off including 6 holidays after applicable waiting period
Groundworks is the leading provider of Foundation Repair, Crawl Space Encapsulation, Basement Waterproofing, and Concrete Lifting & Stabilization.
With locations across the USA and Canada, Groundworks is the leading foundation solutions and water management company in North America! Recognized as a Top Workplaces USA company and offering employee ownership for everyone, we're building something that just can't be replicated. And we're on a mission to change an industry like never before! We're unique here at Groundworks. We are all connected through the same vision, mission, and values, and we are stronger together. We're proud to be the Groundworks Tribe!
Our highly trained teams have decades of experience delivering innovative solutions, unmatched quality, and industry-leading warranties, helping homeowners everywhere protect and repair their most valuable asset their home.
When customers choose a local Groundworks company, they can feel confident they're hiring the trusted local experts who will ensure the job's done right.
When you choose Groundworks, you'll join thousands of Tribemates who are making history.