Junior AR/AP Specialist

Job Description:

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies in the US to the top of the list.

Pattern is the premier partner for global ecommerce acceleration and is headquartered in Utah's Silicon Slopes tech hub—with offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Valued at $2 billion, Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies in America by Inc. More than 100 global brands—like Nestle, Sylvania, Kong, Panasonic, Sorel, Skullcandy, and Popsockets—rely on Pattern's global ecommerce acceleration platform to scale their business around the world. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of America's Most Loved Workplaces®.

We need an Junior AR/AP Specialist to review and process invoice at Pattern. If you have exceptional communication skills, outstanding attention to detail, and a desire to work for a company growing at rocket-ship speed, we encourage you to apply!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a day in the life of an Junior AR/AP Specialist?

• Manage delegated emails
• Review and process bills
• Proactively review aged AR ledgers and follow up for payments
• Assist in AR / AP month-end tasks and balance sheet reconciliation
• Review credit card statements and make sure transactions are coded correctly
• Record auto payments and attach needed documents
• Review vendor statements and request missing invoices
• Review expense reports for incorrect or missing information
• Set up payments
• Create vendors or customers
• Apply vendor credits to vendor bills and communicate the application to the vendor
• Apply zero-dollar payments
• Reach out to customers about past-due invoices
• Review software for sync issues, fix these when possible

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting
• 1 – 3 years of relevant experience
• Basic understanding of generally-accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Strong Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable knowledge and closing process
• Knowledge of accounting software and MS Excel
• Attention to detail
• Teachable/willingness to learn
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Willingness to reach out to team members with questions
• Ability to collaborate with team members

What does high performance look like?

• You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner
• You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given
• You will take full ownership of your tasks and follow through to completion

What is my potential for career growth?

• You’ll have lots of opportunities to be mentored, both organically and through our Pattern Pals mentorship program. This role will also be a great lead into advanced knowledge in the AR, AP and brand areas and experience in a large-scale, multi-billion dollar company.
• What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days?
• 30 Days - You’ll learn Pattern’s processes, build relationships with brand partners and cross-functional teams, and participate in team meetings
• 60 Days - You’ll fully understand the invoicing process and feel confident in owning the brand partner relationships
• 90 Days - You’ll feel ready to contribute ideas to improve processes, increase efficiency, and operate comfortably within NetSuite and other systems

What is the team like?

• You will work with the other Accounting Specialists and AR/AP clerks and be supervised by the Leader.
• This team is data driven and results oriented.
• You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members.

Sounds great! What’s the company culture?

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
• Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

Why should I work at Pattern?

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include

Pattern is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.