Maintains the Accounts Payable balance sheet reconciliation and vendor subledgers while driving vendor communications related to timely invoice payment.  Prepares and books monthly journal entries required for month end close and prepares and prepares weekly payment run processing.   

The AP Specialist reports to the Financial Controller

The Scope of the role includes the following:

AP Specific Responsibilities (60%):

• Weekly preparation of the AP aging report with detailed notes on payment status
• Obtain vendor statements and consistent follow-up to execute payment processing
• Preparation of the AP Balance sheet reconciliation
• Reconciliation of invoicing for vendor accounts against vendor payments
• Maintaining Vendor accounts with confirmed W4 and proper banking information

General Accounting Responsibilities (40%):

• Monthly preparation of standard journal entries
• Monthly preparation of non-standard journal entries
• Maintains Balance sheet accounts such as accrued expense accounts and others.
• Assists with special projects as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
• Suggests necessary action related to proper treatment of Balance Sheet accounts according to GAAP

AP Specialist is responsible for the support of the following reporting:

1. Month-end financial reports

1. Month end AP aging and Balance Sheet reconciliation by working day 1
2. Balance sheet reconciliations by working day 10
3. Monthly standard Journal entries by working day 20

All matters of importance are communicated accurately, concisely and in a timely manner to all relevant persons.

Required Education and Experience

• Min 4-year Accounting, Finance or Business degree required, additional education and certification desired.
• Minimum 2 years of AP related experience
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Microsoft Office knowledge with extensive proficiency/knowledge around Microsoft Excel
• Experience with ERP Systems
• Ability to self-motivate, take responsibility, and lead projects to fruition
• Excellent analytical, communications, quantitative and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced with cross-functional teams
• Fast turnaround of information and requested reports, teamwork, productivity and capacity expansion.

Preferred Education and Experience
- ERP experience in Microsoft Business Central

- Experience navigating communications with vendors

• Pay: $65,000-$75,000anually
• Potential to earn 7% of base in annual performance based bonus
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays 
• 401(k) with company match
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and disability insurance 

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.   

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.  Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.  With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.