Accounts Payable Processor

Kokosing (www.kokosing.biz) is one of America's 50 largest General Contractors and services a broad spectrum of clients in both the private and public business sectors. Kokosing's services include heavy civil/industrial construction such as highways, bridges, underground utilities, water/wastewater facilities, and marine construction. For over 75 years, Kokosing has successfully attracted the most qualified technical personnel in the construction industry by offering visible challenges, superior quality, and attractive rewards. With over $2.8 billion in annual sales and a commitment to its workforce, Kokosing is the winning team.

Job Description:

Position Summary: Perform a variety of accounting clerical tasks related to the maintenance and processing of accounting records and invoices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain company email inboxes on a routine basis with other team members.
• Data-entry of invoices and routing for approval via document management system while verifying vendor information and payment terms are accurate with the information in our ERP system.  Some invoices require comparing purchase orders and verifying the quantities, prices, freight charges, extensions, etc. are accurate.
• Compute discounts; make sales/use tax determinations and place invoices in line for payment. 
• Assist in preparing control documents for use in reconciling payables transactions. 
• Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.
• Communication with vendors/team members regarding invoices and expenses.

Skills and Abilities:

• Must understand bookkeeping and/or accounting procedures and techniques. 
• Communication and organizational skills are essential.

Education and Experience:

Possess 1-2 years of accounting business school, have equivalent construction accounting experience or equivalent combinations of accounting experience and/or accounting training-related experience.

Working conditions:

100% of duties are performed in a temperature controlled, fluorescent lit office area with independent work areas for each team member. About 90% of the time is spent working with a computer and other office equipment.  25% of the workday is spent working with management and other team members.  Others impose 75% of deadlines and 25% are self-imposed.