Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

Accounting Associate | Kiss Beauty Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Kiss Beauty Group, located in Port Washington, NY. Kiss Beauty Group and its associated companies are a prominent organization specializing in beauty and personal care products. This role is essential for upholding the financial integrity and operational efficiency of the company by ensuring accurate processing of daily accounting transactions and maintaining robust internal controls.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Port Washington, NY
• Pay: $19.25–$36.55 hourly
• Mission: To ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance in daily accounting transactions, maintain financial record integrity, and support timely disbursements.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, SAP Accounting

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process Transactions: Process and review daily accounting transactions, including purchase and service vendor invoices and employee expense reimbursement reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies.
• Manage Vendor Data: Maintain vendor master data and contract terms, safeguarding the integrity of records and supporting strong internal controls.
• Coordinate Payments: Partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate payment arrangements and obtain appropriate supporting documentation, ensuring timely and accurate disbursements.
• Reconcile Accounts: Perform three-way matching (purchase order, receipt, invoice), resolve discrepancies with vendors and internal stakeholders, and reconcile the accounts payable subledger to the general ledger.
• Support Financial Close & Audits: Support month-end close activities, including accruals, and maintain organized, audit-ready documentation to facilitate internal and external audit requests.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Accounting is required. This position is suitable for candidates seeking an early career opportunity in accounting.
• Experience: 0-2 years of relevant professional experience or industry exposure in a related accounting field.
• Skills: Strong communication abilities, a detail-oriented approach to tasks, proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and experience with SAP Accounting software.