Accounts Payable Clerk

Job no: 523246
Position type: Staff Full Time
Location: UMass President's Office
Division/Equivalent: Univ of Mass Central Admin.
School/Unit: Unified Procurement Serv Team
Categories: Business & Financial Services, Accounting and Finance, Accounting/Finance/Budget, UPST, Procurement

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Primary Work Location:

Hybrid: Two days on-site in Westborough, MA three days working from home.

Job Summary:

Working under the direct supervision of the Accounts Payable Supervisor, this position performs various clerical and data control duties to support the Accounts Payable department of the UPST.

Essential Functions:

  • Provides clerical support to the Accounts Payable department.
  • Examines documents for compliance with rules and regulations of the State Comptroller, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the University of Massachusetts.
  • Reviews problem data, checking for discrepancies and making corrections and enters information into the system.
  • Processes and verifies balances and maintains and purges records and routine files.
  • Answers questions on University policy and procedures in reference to appropriateness of expenditures, status of accounts, and invoice problems.
  • Checks for discrepancies between source documents and data entry to determine accuracy of information and ensure compliance with established standards and procedures.
  • Processes payment of assigned vendors on a daily basis.
  • Research and resolve problems and/or questions relating to invoices with vendors and departments.
  • Receives invoices from vendor for payment, audits disbursement vouchers for appropriate documentation and accuracy of data for entry, and for availability of funds. 
  • Processes refund checks and deposits from vendors.  Requests stop payments and copies of cancelled checks, when appropriate.

Other Functions:

  • Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience):

  • High School degree or equivalent
  • 1-2 years of Accounting/bookkeeping  experience or related work experience
  • Demonstrated ability to handle details and multiple priorities and ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience):

  • PeopleSoft experience 
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office or similar software

Working Conditions:

  • Typical office environment

Additional Details:

Salary commensurate with experience up to $53,000.

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