Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Classification: Full-time
Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Monday - Friday
Pay Rate: Range starts at $20.49/hour
Summary:
The Accounts Payable Specialist will complete the daily tasks related to the overall accounts' payable functions at the Zoo. This position reports to the Controller.
Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- Review accounts payable invoices for accuracy and completeness.
- Match purchase orders, invoices, and receipt verification per accounting department policies.
- Manage and process purchase requests and invoices through Concur, the electronic purchasing system, and finalize vouchers in Abila MIP, the accounting system.
- Ensure expense coding, voucher preparation, and check issuance are accomplished accurately and timely.
- File and maintain complete and accurate records of processed payments.
- Communicate professionally and effectively with vendors and zoo personnel to facilitate successful completion of accounts payable process.
- Research and resolve vendor payment discrepancies.
- Produce various reports related to corporate expenses for management use.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Associate’s degree in accounting or business, or 2-4 years accounts payable experience.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office programs and Abila Fund Accounting (MIP) or other accounting software packages.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Attention to detail.
Candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment background check, drug test, and possess a valid driver’s license with a good history.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort:
- Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
- Will lift, push, pull, and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds using safe and proper lifting methods.
DISCLAIMER
The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor is it to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the EEOC.
Skills Required
- Associate's degree in accounting or business, or 2-4 years accounts payable experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
- Proficiency with Abila Fund Accounting (MIP) or other accounting software
- Experience using Concur or electronic purchasing systems
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Must pass pre-employment background check and drug test
- Valid driver's license with good history
- Ability to lift, push, pull, and/or move up to 25 pounds occasionally
What We Do
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is an independent not-for-profit organization based in Omaha, Nebraska. Its mission is to inspire, educate, and engage people to serve as lifelong stewards for animals, their habitats, and their conservation. Consistently ranked as one of the world's top zoos, it features immersive habitats, including North America's largest indoor rainforest and the world's largest indoor desert.
