Description

At Blue Nile, we believe that love deserves better.  We are passionately driven to reimagine the fine jewelry experiences and disrupt the jewelry industry.  From engagements to anniversaries, from welcoming a new child to the family to celebrating a promotion, from holidays to birthdays, at Blue Nile we celebrate all stories of love. 

We bring a modern approach to life’s most important traditions because our customers deserve better.  They deserve an exceptional experience.  One that leaves them feeling happy and confident that they’ve found the perfect piece for their love.

We live by our values – As One Team we work together to win.  We are Customer Obsessed, passionately and transparently helping our customers to find their perfect piece.  We act with Speed and Quality with attention to every detail and are Driven to Disrupt; our curiosity, creativity and willingness to test and learn drives our business.

Blue Nile is looking for a passionate and talented Accounts Payable Lead who will direct the efforts of the accounts payable team by coordinating, training, and providing back up for all functions within the accounts payable department.  This position contributes to the development of processes, procedures and system improvements, as well as providing support to the Accounts Payable Supervisor.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews invoices and vendor payments, ensuring timely and accurate payments to all vendors
• Provides excellent service and communication to internal customers and external vendors, ensuring issues are addressed in a timely manner
• Performs in-depth reconciliation and resolution for unpaid and problematic invoices and transactions
• Recommends and implements system modifications and enhancements to improve internal controls, increase efficiency or reduce costs in partnership with the technology and merchandising teams
• Implements procedures and policies to ensure adherence to company guidelines.
• Performs month-end close procedures including journal entries and reconciliation of Accounts Payable and related trade payable accounts
• Assists the Accounts Payable Supervisor with staff and vendor education regarding Accounts Payable systems and processes
• Ensures that information within the relied-upon reports are complete, current and accurate
• Ensures the successful design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting related to the Accounts Payable function
• Performs data entry related to imports and allocation of duty, taxes and other import costs in AP records as necessary
• Ad hoc projects, as deemed necessary

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of accounts payable experience required
• Experience with Oracle Financial Systems or similar ERP system required
• Experience with Concur Expense preferred
• Ability to oversee daily coding and processing of high volume accounts payable data within established time frame and a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to research and resolve complex payables issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to provide excellent customer service to internal customers and external vendors
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented
• Advanced Excel skills is a must
• Ability to lead and direct others in a fast paced, team oriented environment
• Ability to work independently and balance multiple projects and process simultaneously while maintaining and professionalism
• Desire to motivate the team to meet business objectives and individual career goals

What we offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Healthcare Coverage
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Vacation
• Competitive Salaries
• Transportation Allowance
• Employee Discount
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Fitness Center Discount