Avalara is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist in our GL/Accounting team. You will perform a variety of AP and accounting tasks under the direction of the Accounting Manager. If you are a team player and enjoy working in a fast-paced, constantly-changing environment, this is the role for you. 
 

Job Duties

• Extract invoices from AP email and route for approval.
• Download monthly invoices from vendor online portals.
• Log Marketing invoices in Salesforce.
• Scan hardcopy invoices to network.
• Enter invoices in Great Plains.
• Research & gather receipts for charges made to Corporate Credit Card.
• Prepare payment requests for state and local taxes.
• Prepare vendor checks for mailing.
• Research uncashed vendor checks.
• Respond to vendor inquiries.
• Compile AP audit support.
• Maintain files and documentation in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
• Assist with other projects as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Accounts Payable experience
• High school diploma required, college courses in accounting preferred
• Knowledge of accounts payable/general ledger systems and procedures, financial chart of accounts and corporate procedures
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Detail oriented, professional and reliable
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Proficient in Excel, Word and Outlook

Preferred Qualification

• Great Plains experience

About Avalara

Avalara helps businesses of all sizes achieve compliance with transaction taxes, including sales and use, VAT, excise, communications, and other tax types. The company delivers comprehensive, automated, cloud-based solutions designed to be fast, accurate, and easy to use. The Avalara Compliance Cloud® platform helps customers manage complicated and burdensome tax compliance obligations imposed by state, local, and other taxing authorities throughout the world.

Avalara offers more than 600 pre-built connectors into leading accounting, ERP, ecommerce and other business applications, making the integration of tax and compliance solutions easy for customers. Each year, the company processes billions of indirect tax transactions for customers and users, files more than a million tax returns, and manages millions of tax exemption certificates and other compliance documents.

Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.S. and overseas in the U.K., Belgium, Brazil, and India. More information at www.avalara.com

Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.