Accounts Payable Specialist – Mexico Accounts

Job Description

Accounts Payable Specialist | Littler

The Tone:
This is a hybrid position at Littler, located in Kansas City. Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice exclusively devoted to representing management, serving as the single source solution provider to the global employer community with over 1,900 attorneys in over 100 offices worldwide. This role is crucial for ensuring assigned Accounts Payable activities, specifically for Mexico Accounts, are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with Littler Policies and relevant external requirements and regulations, thereby supporting the firm’s financial integrity and operational efficiency.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Hybrid – Kansas City, MO

• Mission: Ensure assigned transactional and ad-hoc Accounts Payable activities for Mexico Accounts are complete, timely, accurately executed, and filed in accordance with firm policies and regulations.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Elite, Concur Travel & Expenses

What You’ll Actually Do
• Execute transactional and ad-hoc Accounts Payable activities, including vendor setup and maintenance, invoice validation and processing, payment creation, and travel & expense audits.
• Ensure that all payments issued are for valid expenditures, made to approved vendors, and processed via appropriate methods, following the completion of all internal controls.
• Consistently adhere to all department policies and procedures in the performance of Accounts Payable duties.
• Respond to and resolve inquiries from internal and external clients, vendors, and other third parties in a timely and professional manner.
• Engage in appropriate and effective collaboration and communication with accounts payable team members, the broader accounting & finance group, and other corporate and firm departments.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Associate’s Degree in Accounting or a comparable field, demonstrating mastery of core Accounts Payable concepts.
• Experience: Minimum of one year in a high-volume, multi-currency accounts payable department, with ideal experience in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office for basic account analysis and reconciliation, ability to effectively use Microsoft Word and Outlook for communication, and demonstrated capability to execute transactions and extract data from Elite and Concur Travel & Expenses. Sound judgment in financial and accounting matters, ability to learn new processes quickly, and effective communication skills are essential.
• Bonus: Fluency in Spanish.