Senior Accounts Payable Specialist (R14158)
About the role
<div class="content-intro"><h3 style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">ABOUT OPORTUN<br></span></strong></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a mission-driven financial services company that puts its members' financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $21.3 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.5 billion in interest and fees, and helped its members set aside an average of more than $1,800 annually.</span></p>
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<h3 style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">WORKING AT OPORTUN</span></strong></span></h3>
<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br>Working at Oportun means enjoying a differentiated experience of being part of a team that fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where we all feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share our perspectives. This inclusive culture is directly connected to our organization's performance and ability to fulfill our mission of delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream. We celebrate and nurture our inclusive culture through our employee resource groups.</span></p></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>POSITION OVERVIEW</strong></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist is the person given the responsibility of handling the accounting work associated with the accounts payable process, providing financial support to ensure vendors get paid for products and services rendered, and making sure that processes and internal controls of the area are executed properly.</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The prospective candidate’s responsibilities will include the following:&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Perform 3, 2 and 1-Way Match and check for accuracy of PO’s and receipts.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Paying vendors from PDF invoices received.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Monitoring payment discrepancies, discount opportunities and documentations.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Charge expenses to accounts / spend categories and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Review and verify expense reports.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Communications to Vendors and Business Units regarding payments / updates.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Communications with the Cash team regarding check payments; reconciliations, stop-payments.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Communications with Procurement Team regarding Purchase Orders; Receipts and/or Amendments.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Prepare analysis of A/P accounts and monthly reports.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Continue to improve the payment process.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Identify improvements/development areas for projects within AP and other departments that we work with.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.</span></li>
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<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>WHO YOU ARE / WHAT YOU BRING</strong></span></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">An understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting skills is required.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A degree in any of the following is required:</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Accounting</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Finance or Economics</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Business</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Conversational and business English.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience in international company is preferred.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2+ years of previous experience in Accounts Payable, Procurement and / or other Procure to Pay related processes.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Attention to detail, thoroughness, fast learner, team player, resourceful, organized. This position will be communicating with Business Units, Approvers and vendors on a daily basis, so it is imperative they are able to interact on a professional manner at all times.<br><br><br><br></span>
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</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment opportunities without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other category protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.</span></p>
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