AP/AR Specialist at Cambrex – Charles City, Iowa

The AP / AR position is part of the Cambrex Charles City Accounting team and handles various financial tasks to ensure smooth financial operations within the company with primary responsibility of AP, AR and Travel and Expense areas.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Data entry of Accounts Payable (AP) invoices to Ariba and SAP systems
• Issue resolution of vendor and customer accounts to resolve discrepancies
• Perform matching of invoices to purchase orders (PO’s) and goods receipts
• Monitor invoices on hold for release status, obtaining approval as appropriate to clear
• Maintain reconciliation for Goods Receipt Not Invoiced (GRNI) account balance, working to resolve and clear aged items as appropriate
• Responsibility for payment processing of checks, ACH payments and manual wires
• Responsibility for administration of the Concur travel & expense platform for CCC including processing weekly travel & expense reimbursements, adding/removing users, updating departments/supervisors, providing training to users
• Accounts Receivable collection support along with cash application postings
• Supporting process improvement and system enhancement initiatives in the Accounting department as the site subject matter expert for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes
• Provide support for external audits including gathering appropriate documentation for audit sample selections and generating reports and tying out to system for audit testing.
• Month-end closing tasks including accrual journal entries, reconciliations, AR/AP clearing, and other tasks as assigned
• Additional duties supporting department functions may be assigned with appropriate training and based on candidate experience

All employees are required to adhere to DEA, EPA, FDA and cGMP regulations as they relate to the operation of the Company; and to adhere to all company safety rules and procedures. All employees are expected to report to work regularly and promptly. Other duties relating to departmental mission, not specifically detailed in this section may be assigned.

• High attention to details and commitment to follow established processes and procedures
• Good oral and written communication skills are essential.
• Available to work on a full-time basis and committed to working during key busy times

• High School diploma
• AA degree beneficial
• 5+ years accounting experience including experience with procure to pay processes
• Prior experience with Accounting software, preferably a large ERP system such as SAP