Department: Accounting
Location: Wixom
Classification: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Accounting Supervisor
Created on: 6/26/2026
Summary: This position is responsible for performing a range of accounting and clerical tasks related to the accounts payable function. This generally includes receiving, processing, and verifying invoices, tracking and recording purchase orders, and processing payments.
Essential Functions:
- Keeps track of all payments and expenditures, invoices, statements, credits, etc.
- Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
- Monitor all vendor payment agreements to find discounts that can be used to reduce invoice amounts.
- Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and recording entries.
- Vendor payments by monitoring discount opportunities and due dates, process checks, wires, and credit card payments, resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos, issuing stop-payments.
- Reconcile vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements.
- Provide accurate and effective document preparation and records management relative to the Accounts Payable function in accordance with records retention policies and procedures.
- Process and complete month-end accounts payable reports.
- Matching invoices to purchase orders and vouchers.
- Consistent and timely communication with vendors and management.
- Respond to requests from auditors and provides information in a timely manner.
- Manage all emails coming to accounts payable daily.
- Full cycle AP processing including 3-way match.
- Ensure correct approval, sorting, coding & matching of invoices/receipts.
- Ability to multi-task, meet firm deadlines, proactively prioritize needs and effectively manage priorities.
- Other office duties as assigned.
Key Competencies:
- Ensures Accountability
- Accurate & Detailed
- Nimble Learning
- Drives Results
- Resourcefulness
- Business Insight
- Manages Complexity
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands:
This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary. This position may occasionally lift up to 25 pounds for files and computer printouts.
Position Type:
This is a full-time position; 40 hour minimum, with the expectation to maintain a regular work schedule. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel:
No travel required for this position.
Required Education and Experience:
- Associate's degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience
- 4 years AP Clerk or similar experience
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting principles
- Excellent math skills with high-level of accuracy and detail
- High-level of confidentially and discretion
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Experience with ERP/accounting systems; Oracle accounting software experience
Other Duties:
All other duties as assigned by management. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are request of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.