Accounts Payable Associate

Pella, Iowa (hybrid)

About the Role

This role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payment processing for Pella Corporation’s business partners across manufacturing divisions, sales subsidiaries, and independent sales branches. The position plays a key role in delivering high-quality financial services by adhering to established policies and procedures while maintaining a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing invoices, vouchers, and payments accordingly.
• Serving as the first point of contact for assigned vendors, addressing questions and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Following standard work procedures for processing invoices and maintaining documentation to support payments.
• Managing and prioritizing workload and assuming full ownership of assigned duties.
• Maintaining assigned vendor base and developing working knowledge of other team member’s vendors.
• Covering invoice backlog and assigned projects as required, working with the team.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements in time, cost, and quality, potentially involving other functional departments.
• Eliminating waste within the department, creating processes that are efficient and compliant with policy, governmental regulations, and GAAP.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite is required.
• Oracle, Tungsten/Readsoft/Kofax, and/or Microsoft Dynamics/Great Plains experience is beneficial.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• One-year certificate from college or technical school; or Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.
• Six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.