Summary
Join Bird's AP team as a skilled Financial Operations Specialist to process, track, and record payments accurately and efficiently. You will have a daily impact on financial transactions, ensuring timely payments and maintaining good relationships with partners. Responsibilities include full-cycle accounts payable, expense report processing, vendor communication, and monthly reporting. The role requires 4+ years of accounts payable experience, 2-3 years in general accounting, and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Excellent organizational and analytical skills are essential. Bird offers perks such as paid time off, a work-from-home stipend, employer-paid healthcare, and Bird ride credits.
Requirements
- 4+ years Accounts Payable Experience-Full Cycle
- 2-3 years' experience leading in General Accounting
- Bachelorβs degree in economics, finance, business, accounting, or a related field
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills
- Flexibility and resilience
- Team Player
- Great Interpersonal skills
- Applicants must be authorized to work without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work visa sponsorship
Responsibilities
- Process full-cycle accounts payable including vendor and invoice management, approval and weekly disbursement activities
- Ensure proper GL coding for all AP activity recorded in accordance with Bird's chart of accounts
- Process expense reports as needed and serve as an administrator for Navan
- Credit card account reconciliation
- Fulfill all duties, including journal entries such as AP accruals/reclasses, along with reconciliations, and other assigned tasks related to accounts payable, in a timely manner to comply with the close calendar, checklists, and other due dates as assigned
- Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
- Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
- Maintain historical records and vendor files
- Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
- Produce monthly reports and assist with month end closing
- Provide supporting documentation for audits
- Coordinate with the Purchasing team to ensure accurate matching of purchase orders and vendor invoices
- Perform related work as needed
- Create process improvements and policies as required
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Netsuite/Oracle, advanced excel skills is a plus
- Knowledge of Zendesk or other ticketing software
Benefits
- We want people to succeed at Bird, so we give our teams plenty of time off to relax and recharge
- We also offer a work-from-home stipend
- An employer-paid healthcare package
- And Bird ride credits to get you where you need to be