Accounts Payable Specialist

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services.

Daily activities include Accounts Payable invoice processing, weekly payment runs, creation of journal entries mainly related to Account Payable

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

•   Process Account Payable invoices

•   Process payments via ACH, check requests and wire payments

•   Process employees Company credit card transactions and out-of-pocket reimbursements

•   Process the payments and receipts via the netting application

•   Record month-end closing journal entries (mainly accruals, prepayments and reclasses)

•   Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts

•   Other duties and projects as needed

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•   Detail oriented, able to multitask, set priorities and meet deadlines

•   Strong organizational skills

•   Able to work in a team and independently

•   Advanced level of MS Office, particularly Excel, is desirable.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

•   Degree in accounting or finance preferred, or 3-5 years of experience in accounting

•   Account Payable experience

•   Experience with GL, International accounting, and Cognos is a plus

ENVIRONMENT:

100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. No travel will be required in support of the position's responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds.

ADDITIONAL:

The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company's business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

As an equal opportunity employer, we comply with the federal and local laws regarding pay transparency. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other applicable legally protected basis. The pay range for this role is $23-31 hourly, in accordance with federal and local pay transparency laws. Individual pay within this range is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, skills, and performance. Our goal is to ensure fair and equitable compensation for all employees.

DEFINITIONS: (if any abbreviation, the meaning needs to be inserted)

Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time.

JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where required by state law and/or city ordinance; this employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

JAS USA IS A CUSTOMS BROKER, GOVERNED BY FEDERAL REGULATION. FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT JAS MAY HAVE IT BROKERAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED IF IT "KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED, OR CONTINUES TO EMPLOY, ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY, WITHOUT WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THAT EMPLOYMENT FROM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER." JAS WILL PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK TO DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND IF SO, ABSENT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU WILL NOT BE HIRED OR WILL BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.