Accounts Payable Accountant II

The purpose of this classification is to perform professional level financial accounting and reporting functions. Reviews invoices for satisfactory payment approval for assigned departments; posts invoices to the appropriate purchasing document in the financial system; verifies the accuracy of vendor invoices and confirms that the correct account codes are used in the financial system; verifies the RC to match the outgoing payments; keep track of credit memos to outgoing payments to post simultaneously; verifies and calculates all extensions and totals on invoices (calculating and taking discounts when applicable). Maintains and tracks all payments and encumbrances, invoices, statements, etc.; verifies financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records and provides other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organization. Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances; preparing analyses of accounts and producing monthly reports and entry statistics. Responds to external vendors and internal managers regarding all aspects of the accounts payable process, including processing invoices for payment; maintains accu