Accounts Payable Specialist

Amcor plc

About the role

Finance and Accounting

Full time

Americas - North America - United States - Manchester - ARP Manchester MI

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Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Job Description

Position Overview

This role is part of Rigid Packaging Solutions NA and reports to the Sr Manager, Transactional Accounting. The critical responsibilities of this role are as follows:

The timely and accurate disbursement of all RPSNA payments, including several corporate entities.

Daily and Monthly reconciliation of assigned general ledger accounts

Co-administrator for the Concur and AppZen reimbursement platforms.

Administrative duties related to the ePayables and Coworker credit card programs.

Online Banking platforms – Daily wire and manual ACH entry, weekly positive pay activity

Assist with special project activities including working capital initiatives, BI Dashboards and KPI Reporting, business improvement projects, etc.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

Disbursement Activities

Responsible for weekly disbursements of properly authorized and recorded payables activity for several legal entities. All methods - Checks, ACH, SCF programs, Wires and Virtual Card payments.

Assist with Monthly reconciliation of all payment activity within the SAP platform.

Daily tracking of all payment activity within shared work files.

Daily setup of wires and manual ACH’s within online banking platform.

Transmittal of Positive Pay files and tracking of outstanding checks

Monthly reporting of voided checks by company including all supporting documentation.

Enforce all corporate policies to safeguard against potential fraud or duplicate payments.

Work with other departments such as Procurement, Master Data, and Plant personnel to resolve issues preventing the payment of invoices.

Banking and Program Administration

Co-administrator for the Concur reimbursement platform, including training, reporting and problem resolution.

Responsible for new employee setup within Concur and month accrual activity

Audit employee expenditures for accuracy and fraud prevention, manual and leveraging of AppZen program.

Administrator for the Bank of America employee and vendor virtual card programs. Including reporting, tracking of outstanding activity, onboarding and closure of cards and problem resolution.

Tracking of Draft and SCF programs for participating vendors.

Reporting and Support Activities

Assist with weekly updates to the eight-week cash forecast.

Assist with the construction and tracking of key working capital information pivotal to our twelve month rolling forecast.

Monthly performance reports, early warning fraud detection and card auditing.

Assist with the development of best practices to streamline workflows and improve processes.

Improve benchmarking metrics and key performance indicators for dashboard reporting.

Process improvements and updates to standard workflow documentation.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

3 or more years of applicable experience

Ability to multi-task, meet strict deadlines and work under pressure

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Strong software skills with Excel and Word, preferably experience using SAP and Concur

Experience with specialized software platforms, including web-based applications

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Confidence leading team meetings and capable of creating presentations and group updates.

Strong time management skills

Relationships

Works directly with the Sr Manager, Cash Manager, Vouching Team, Sr. Manager of Transactional Accounting Manager, Accounting Directors and co-workers within Shared Services.

VP of Finance and Controller

Treasury and Master Data teams

Works frequently with internal and external parties regarding payment status updates.

Competencies

Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies

Core Competencies

· Customer Focus

· Learning on the Fly

· Interpersonal Savvy

· Drive for Results

3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies

· Priority Setting

· Functional/Technical Skills

ADA Requirements

Physical Requirements

Normal Vision

Near Vision

Hearing/ Listening

Sitting

Talking/Speaking

Hand/Finger Dexterity

Walking

Standing

Driving – Automobile/truck/van

Work Environment: Office Environment

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team

Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation

Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns

The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

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