Supervisor, Accounting Accounts Payable

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. - Tempe, AZ

Full-time - Mid Level

Tempe, AZ

Telecommunications

About the position

The Supervisor, Accounts Payable position at Comtech Telecommunications involves applying accounting principles to analyze financial information, record transactions, and prepare financial reports. This role is crucial for managing vendor relationships, overseeing accounts payable processes, and ensuring accurate financial reporting within the finance department.

Responsibilities

• Enter and edit vendors in the master file as necessary.
• Monitor and manage the company AP mailbox, including responding to vendor inquiries on a timely basis.
• Investigate discrepancies identified by vendors and work with purchasing, receiving, and other necessary personnel to resolve the issue.
• Maintain a list of critical vendor payments needed and use it as a basis for weekly disbursement requests.
• Review and process supplier product returns (DMRs).
• Prepare wire transfer payment instructions as necessary.
• Manage the American Express corporate card program, adding and removing employees as necessary.
• Monitor past due accounts and maintain a listing of active account numbers.
• Ensure appropriate entries are made at month-end to accrue unrecorded transactions.
• Download and review payroll reports from Concur for submission to payroll.
• Download and review GL reports from Concur for journal entry.
• Prepare journal entries as required.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of assigned accounts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting from a four-year college or university.
• Three or more years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of accounting software, such as M2K.
• Intermediate level proficiency in Excel and Word software.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Concur Expense Reporting Application.