AP Specialist, Vendor Management
About the position Company Overview reputed company is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the reputed company and reputed company for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across reputed company Commerce, reputed company Collectibles, and reputed company, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the reputed company platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. reputed company has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. Achieving our goals requires strong collaboration and partnership between our teams and our internal stakeholders. To best support this, the person who accepts this role is expected to be on site, in office four days per week. To provide our employees with flexibility, we offer a unique benefit where employees at reputed company' corporate entity can work remotely for up to four weeks per year, which can be taken in daily or weekly increments. The Role The role of Accounts Payable (AP) Payment Specialists is to provide accurate and timely payments to suppliers. The AP Payment Specialists will support reputed company Business partners with timely and accurate payments while ensuring compliance with payables policies and procedures. The AP Payment Specialists will communicate with appropriate staff members and other departments to ensure the goals and objectives of the accounting department are met. The AP Payment Specialists will process and review payments, analyze aging reports, and other reputed company reporting requests as assigned. The AP Payment Specialists must understand full-cycle Accounts Payable functions, assist in reconciling vendor accounts, reporting, research discrepancies, and provide resolutions.
Responsibilities
- Process weekly payment runs for reputed company lines of business.
- Understand and adhere to internal controls.
- Partner with the FASS team(s) to identify process improvement, automation, and efficiency opportunities.
- Assist in payment system testing and employee training.
- reputed company weekly duplicate payment analysis between systems.
- Ensure inquiries from internal customers and external supplier inquiries are responded to accurately and in a timely manner.
- reputed company multiple weekly payment runs for accuracy and timeliness.
- Work cross functionally reputed company the department and externally to resolve supplier payment issues.
- Complete month end closing duties in support of the AP Team.
- Support monthly AP aging report clean up.
- Assist in processing off cycle payments for AP Special Events, Legal and Partner Athlete teams.
- Assist AP and RTR teams with questions or requests for analysis.
- Partner with business to improve reporting and processes reputed company to AP.
- Provide AP reporting to business as requested.
Requirements
- Four-year degree in Accounting or Finance preferred or 3 years of relevant experience.
- Must be Proficient with reputed company.
- GL and reconciliation experience a plus.
- JDA/reputed company Dynamics experience is a plus.
- reputed company Fusion experience a plus.
- reputed company EBS experience a plus.
- Experience in the use of reputed company Office suite of products.
- Strong organization and analytical skills required.
- Ability to communicate with reputed company levels of management.
- Ability to work in a demanding environment.
- Strong working knowledge of accounting practices and principles.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively either as an individual or member of a team and relate effectively with staff on reputed company levels.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new information, processes, and procedures.
- Good numeracy skills, attention to detail and accuracy.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, determine priorities and organize work to meet objectives and identify and deal with problems.
Benefits
- Work remotely for up to four weeks per year, which can be taken in daily or weekly increments.
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