Accountant – Accounts Payable

Job Description

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The Tone:
This is a full-time role at a well-regarded financial services firm. The client is actively seeking a dedicated Accountant to join their team. This position is crucial for maintaining the integrity and efficiency of the firm’s financial operations, particularly through meticulous accounts payable management. The role offers the opportunity to directly contribute to significant cost savings and financial standardization, underscoring its importance in supporting the firm’s overall financial health and operational excellence. The successful candidate will play a key part in ensuring accurate financial processing while upholding the highest standards of discretion with sensitive information.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, New York, NY
• Pay: $65000–$85000 yearly
• Mission: This individual will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial processing, driving significant cost savings through strategic vendor management, and implementing standardization across payment terms and supplier credit within a reputable financial services environment.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manage Confidentiality: Expertly handle sensitive and confidential financial information, ensuring the highest level of discretion and unwavering accuracy in all dealings to protect the firm’s interests.
• Process Accounts Payable: Execute the comprehensive full cycle accounts payable process, which includes the diligent processing of invoices, purchase orders, and other essential basic bookkeeping tasks.
• Oversee Procurement Flow: Ensure meticulous tracking, timely payment, and efficient delivery of all purchase orders and associated purchases, maintaining a seamless and effective procurement workflow.
• Support Cost Reduction: Actively assist in critical vendor negotiations, contributing directly to the achievement of significant cost savings for the firm through diligent and strategic efforts.
• Drive Standardization: Proactively implement and enforce standardization across all payment terms and supplier credit agreements, enhancing efficiency and consistency in the firm’s financial operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A Bachelor’s degree is a fundamental requirement, making this role suitable for an early-career professional seeking to apply their academic foundation in accounting within a demanding financial services context.
• Experience: Requires a minimum of one year of direct experience in accounting, or equivalent internship experience, with a specific focus and demonstrated proficiency in processing Accounts Payable. Candidates must also possess prior work experience within professional services or the financial services industry.
• Skills: Possess strong interpersonal skills enabling effective collaboration; exhibit a clear team focus, demonstrating the ability to contribute positively within a group setting; capable of working adeptly in cross-functional teams to achieve shared objectives; and a proven commitment to maintaining discretion and accuracy when handling sensitive financial data.