AP Specialist

AP Specialist

- Location(s):

Valhalla, NY, US, 10595

RWE Clean Energy, LLC

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Finance / Controlling

Remuneration: Non-Exempt

As a part of the accounts payable department, the AP Specialist will perform accounting and clerical tasks related to the efficient maintenance and processing of a high volume of A/P transactions in a multi business unit environment. The AP Specialist is responsible to timely post 250+ invoices weekly. In addition, the associate will provide support for pay cycles, and assist with month-end closing activities.

Role Responsibilities:

- Verify and post invoices and payment requests to SAP within established time standards

- Perform daily and weekly account reconciliations for utilities and autopay vendors to ensure all accounts are balanced and clean

- Communicate with vendors and internal customers on accounts payable discrepancies and issues

- Ensure vendor banking is kept up to date in SAP

- Assist in setting up new or existing utilities accounts on autopayment

- Perform month end close activities including AP accruals, resolving Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt discrepancies, etc

- Miscellaneous special projects including escheatment process, outstanding checks clean-up, landowner payment support, and providing 1099 process assistance

Assisting in weekly payment runs and manual wire review

Job Requirements and Experiences:

- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or other related discipline preferred

- Basic knowledge of principles, practices, regulations, and procedures relating to accounts payable.

- Minimum 2 years of work experience in the finance area is preferred, with an emphasis on candidates who have successfully performed account reconciliations

- SAP experience is strongly preferred

- Verify and post invoices and payment requests to SAP within established time standards

- Perform daily and weekly account reconciliations for utilities and autopay vendors to ensure all accounts are balanced and clean

- Communicate with vendors and internal customers on accounts payable discrepancies and issues

- Ensure vendor banking is kept up to date in SAP

- Assist in setting up new or existing utilities accounts on autopayment

- Perform month end close activities including AP accruals, resolving Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt discrepancies, etc

- Request new vendor set up in SAP

- Contributes towards improvement initiatives

- Maintains process documentations

- Perform other AP analysis and tasks as required

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to manage customer relationships

- Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams

- Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables

- Ability to multi-task, while working independently and as part of a team

- Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities

Pay range: The annual base salary range for this position in New York City is $48,000 - $72,000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S locations. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. RWE considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s education & work experience, training & certifications, and key skills as well as market and business considerations at the time of the offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

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Any questions? Contact HR: rwece_recruiting@rwe.com

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Through its subsidiary RWE Clean Energy, RWE is the third largest renewable energy company in the United States, with a presence in most U.S. states from coast to coast. RWE’s team of about 2,000 employees in the U.S. stands ready to help meet the nation’s growing energy needs. With its homegrown and fastest-to-market product, RWE supports the goal of American Energy dominance and independence. To that end, RWE Clean Energy is committed to increasing its already strong asset base of over 10 gigawatts of operating wind, solar and battery projects, focusing on providing high-quality jobs. RWE invests in local and rural communities while strengthening domestic manufacturing supporting the renaissance of American industry. This is complemented by RWE’s energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG).

As an energy company with a successful history spanning more than 125 years, RWE has an extensive knowledge of the energy markets and an excellent expertise in all major power generation and storage technologies, from nuclear, coal and gas to hydro, batteries, wind and solar.

Every project brings constantly-evolving technical, practical and social challenges – and drives a culture where everybody thrives, has fun and feels excited by each day. As the third largest renewable energy company in the U.S., you’ll also have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies – and continuously improve, together.