Accounts Payable Coordinator

Company Profile:

At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2228995

Position Title:

External Description: Description & Requirements

The Accounts Payable Coordinator works with the National Office general ledger team to correctly research, code, and pay the firm's invoices. Daily responsibilities include interaction with other National Office departments and FORVIS offices to process invoices, verify accuracy including proper approvals, and assess tax as needed before entering into the accounts payable system. Duties will also include vendor set up, verifying W9 status, processing payments and proper filing of paid invoices. The Accounts Payable Coordinator should possess good interpersonal and communication skills maintaining a professional demeanor with internal staff and external vendors/service providers. The Accounts Payable Coordinator must be able to multi-task with frequent interruptions and work with minimal supervision. A team player and a positive attitude are required.

How will you contribute:

• Review invoices for accuracy and proper approvals. Entry into the accounts payable system
• Monitor the Admin AP mailbox, review new vendor W9s, and determine the correct set p in the accounts payable system
• Interact with other National Office departments and FORVIS offices, outside vendors, and professional service firms
• Process accounts payable checks for 3 entities, scan and correctly file paid invoices
• Reconcile monthly credit card statements and enter invoices into the accounts payable system
• Various other general ledger and benefit account reconciliations and review

We're looking for people with Forward Vision and:

• High level of organizational skill and time management to enhance productivity
• Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy are must-have skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3 years of related experience
• High-level skill with Microsoft Excel
• Understanding of the accounts payable system and the workflow associated with vendor setup to invoice entry to processing the check.
• Knowledge of IRS form W9 and impact on proper vendor setup for 1099 receipt.
• Knowledge of multiple state-use tax
• Understanding of expense coding and its effect on general ledger
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree in a related field
• 5 years of related experience

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City: Knoxville

State: Tennessee

Community / Marketing Title: Accounts Payable Coordinator

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At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With a global presence and diversified service offerings, we provide our FORVIS team members with an abundance of career paths to choose from. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive culture where the backgrounds and talents of all our people are valued. We view our people as our most important asset and invest in them by providing competitive total rewards, professional development, and rewarding career opportunities.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services. Created by the merger of equals of BKD, LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP (DHG), FORVIS is driven by the commitment to use our forward vision to deliver Unmatched Client Experiences™. Ranked among the top 10 public accounting firms in the country, FORVIS has 5,500 dedicated professionals who serve clients in all 50 states as well as across the globe. FORVIS is built upon the strong legacies of BKD and DHG, which are reflected in a name that comprises partner initials and represents our unique focus on preparing our clients for what is next. Visit forvis.com for additional information.

FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.