As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.
I. Job Summary
Under supervision audit and reconcile vendor invoices
II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned and may vary by department.
- Reconciles & audits exception-based invoices with the highest level of accuracy & Speed
- Ensures that vendors are paid in accordance with open accounts payable.
- Pays invoices correctly or passes to appropriate personnel for dispute resolution.
- Assists in keeping vendor accounts updated and accurate.
- Returns or resolves quality control issues in problem queues.
- Meets or exceeds individual productivity requirements.
- Resolves problem invoices with the highest degree of urgency.
- Follows standard procedures and introduces all new procedures into daily routine.
- Maintains professional and productive relations and communications with internal customers.
III. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education/Experience
- Education: B.Com, M.com or equivalent degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
- Experience: Six (6) months of experience in the field of Audit, Accounts & Finance (in addition to education requirements).
B. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
Language Ability:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as departmental reporting, e-mail & vendor correspondence.
Math Ability:
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions and percentages.
Reasoning Ability:
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Computer Skills:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of accounting software, database software, M.S. Outlook, M.S. Word, MS Excel and M.S. PowerPoint.
Special Skills:
- Problem solving skills, team handling ability, verbal and written communication should be good.
Pace:
- The pace should be considered fast. To meet our vendor�s expectations we work in a very urgent environment.
IV. Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) part of the work day;
- Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds occasionally;
- Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
- Normal setting for this job is an office setting.
Skills Required
- B.Com, M.Com or equivalent degree OR High School Diploma/GED plus four years relevant experience
- Six months of experience in Audit, Accounts & Finance
- Knowledge of accounting software
- Knowledge of database software
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to read and interpret departmental reporting, email, and vendor correspondence
- Ability to calculate discounts, interest, proportions, and percentages
- Strong problem-solving skills, team handling ability, and good verbal and written communication
- Ability to reconcile and audit exception-based invoices with speed and accuracy
- Ability to perform keyboarding/fine motor coordination and occasionally handle objects under 30 pounds
What We Do
WM is North America's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. We partner with our customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. We are on a quest for environmental performance, a mission to maximize resource value, while minimizing – and even eliminating – environmental impact so that both our economy and our environment can thrive. WM tailors its services to meet the needs of each customer group and to ensure consistent, superior service at the local level. Headquartered in Houston, the company serves nearly 20 million municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers through a network of 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 104 recycling plants, and 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects.
