About Charge –  

This is an exciting time to join Charge because we are growing rapidly, providing our employees with ample opportunity for challenging projects and career development. We have earned our reputation as a leading provider of design, procurement, and construction services for the underground utility industry. We pride ourselves on our company culture, which emphasizes collaboration and an enthusiasm to solve our customers’ most challenging problems. 

Job Summary:  

Charge is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist. We are looking for a detail-oriented team player who is driven and passionate about accounting. In this role, you will work on the Accounts Payable (AP) team alongside a Senior AP Specialist, sharing accounts payable duties between multiple entities in a rapid and high-volume AP environment. 

Duties/Responsibilities:  

• Review and post weekly invoices, making corrections to invoices as they come back from Operations. This includes the regular and internal rejection batches. Ensure proper invoice backup. 
• Vendor statement reconciliations 
• Help manage the AP email including but not limited to responding to vendors, communicating with internal/external customers and pulling invoices from email to a central location for processing. 
• Assist in training credit card holders to use VISTA
• Assist in month end Credit Card reconciliation duties and exports/imports
• Enter Union Reports Invoices (if necessary) monthly for assigned entities. Collaborate with Payroll.
• Work with operations teams and other invoice approvers to resolve invoice coding and issues promptly. Perform weekly audits of AP batch log to ensure accuracy and progress on approvals and resolutions
• Ensure P.O. matching and/or HCSS sub hour reconciliation to vendor invoices are performed where necessary. Resolve discrepancies with PM’s and/or procurement team.
• Ensure invoices are all posted in the correct month, according to the month end close calendar. Obtain approval from Senior Controller for any exceptions.
• Ensure positive pay is uploaded to bank within 24 hours of each check run (including special check runs)
• Coordinate New customer and vendor set up to ensure correct input (using VISTA ERP software)
• Invoice coding to ensure invoices are posted to the correct job or GL account
• Ensure all AP checks are printed timely based on priority level (ie: funds requests, check runs, monthly union report checks, licenses, etc.) 

Required Skills/Abilities:  

• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• 3-5 years of MS Suite (advanced) 
• Strong collaboration and external/internal customer service 
• Construction accounting background a plus
• Problem solving abilities and critical thinking 
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Competency with numbers
• Data analysis
• Accuracy and attention to detail 
• Confidentiality
• Ethical conduct 

Education and Experience:  

• 3-5 years minimum of AP Specialist experience in a high-volume environment
• Degree a plus
• Excel, Vista by Viewpoint and Power BI experience a plus 

Physical Requirements:  

• Must be able to lift up to 10lbs 
• Work at a desk and on computer approximately 6-8 hours per day
• Perform with frequent interruptions and/or distractions
• Perform effectively under conditions of fluctuating workload
• Uses telephone and email to communicate with vendors, customers, and co-workers 

+Bonus potential, +100% paid full health benefits for you and your family, generous paid time off, and an employer funded retirement plan. You must successfully pass a background and drug test prior to the start date.