Accounts Payable

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST

Reports to Accounting Manager

Company overview

Work with a strong organization summarized below:

Palmer Trucks is a full-service Kenworth dealership network serving Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois with a comprehensive package of products and services. As a family-owned business with more than a half-century history of growth and success, Palmer Trucks has grown to a team of 650 individuals. With more than two million trucks on U.S. highways and interstates at any given time, a paramount need exists to keep the industry moving forward – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We maintain a commitment to forming authentic and valuable connections through fulfilling the industry’s unique, time-sensitive needs as a trusted partner. We accomplish this by providing products and services of the highest quality and value – personalized for you. Because of this philosophy, we develop and nurture long-term, valuable relationships with our partners. The Palmer Trucks team has the utmost privilege and gratitude of doing business, and these core values are what keep customers returning year-after-year and are what have kept us On the Road Since 1965.

Summary

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for performing advanced accounts payable functions, including processing invoices, reconciling vendor statements, and ensuring timely and accurate payments. This role requires a strong understanding of accounting principles, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in reviewing and entering invoices into the accounting system
• Help prepare payments via checks, ACH, or wire transfers
• Respond to basic vendor inquiries via email or phone
• Support the reconciliation of vendor statements and payment discrepancies
• Maintain orderly and up-to-date digital filing system
• Assist with data entry and other administrative accounting tasks
• Help ensure compliance with company procedures and financial controls

Business Skills

Candidate has demonstrated a strong set of business skills listed below.

• Personal Accountability - Being answerable for personal actions.
• Time and Priority Management - Prioritizing and completing tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted timeframes
• Teamwork- Cooperating with others to meet objectives.
• Diplomacy - Effectively and tactfully handling difficult or sensitive issues.
• Customer Focus - Anticipating, meeting and/or exceeding customer needs, wants and expectations.
• Interpersonal Skills - Effectively communicating, building rapport and relating well to all kinds of people.

Behaviors

Individual needs to have the following behaviors for superior job performance.

• Interaction - The job requires frequent communication and engagement with others.
• People-Oriented - The job requires building rapport with a wide range of individuals.
• Customer-Oriented - The job requires identification and fulfillment of customer expectations.
• Persistence - The job requires finishing tasks despite challenges or resistance.
• Following Policy - The job requires adhering to rules, regulations or existing methods.
• Consistent - The job requires predictable performance in repetitive situations.
• Organized Workplace - The job requires establishing and maintaining specific order in daily activities.