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Accounts Payable Assistant
The Accounts PayableAssistant will support all aspects of Accounts Payable responsibilities of theUniversity. The Accounts Payable Assistant is responsible for processingpayments which include receiving, processing, and verifying invoices formultiple departments. Successfully and accurately record transactions in theaccounting system and reconcile vendor statements and resolve anydiscrepancies. This position requires the ability to work independently andeffectively under tight deadlines, attention to detail, consistently displayaccurate and high-quality work, as well as excellent oral and writtencommunication skills with an ability to effectively liaise across levels anddepartments within the University and with external vendors.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The Accounts Payable Assistant will possess strong,accurate, and efficient data entry skills, with attention to detail.Excellent customer service, communication, andorganizational skills, as well as the ability to work with minimumsupervision.The Accounts PayableAssistant needs to be dependable and can handle multiple priorities anddeadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate musthave strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum high school diploma required, associate degree in related field preferred.
- Minimum of two years' experience in an accounting or accounts payable environment.
Excellent benefits including tuition remission for employee, spouse, and dependent children.
WesternNew England University (WNE)is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus onpreparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield,Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE's 215-acre suburbancampus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-timeundergraduates. More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts andSciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Schoolof Law. Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the fourWestern Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.
WNE is classified among nationally ranked universities in USNews and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineeringprograms, and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the CarnegieClassification of Institutions of Higher Education.
WesternNew England University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We welcome candidates whose background maycontribute to the further diversification of our community.