Accounts Payable Analyst

Your Story.
The Accounts Payable Analyst is responsible for reviewing and processing capital project invoices with accuracy and timeliness. Additionally, the individual provides financial analytical support to management in an accurate and customer-focused manner.

Your Passion. Our Culture.
At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Remote day Fridays
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Analyze and Process non-routine and exception accounts payables transactions.
• Responsible for SAP Good Received/Invoice Received reporting, including reconciling discrepancies.
• Maintains strong interaction with Procurement, Shipping/Receiving, Engineering and IT departments to ensure proper invoice approval and coding into the general ledger.
• Investigate invoice pricing and quantity differences
• Develop expertise with certain vendors to help identify where efficiencies can be made and to ensure all invoices paid are processed accurately and timely.
• Provide backup to the other Accounts Payable team members when needed
• Prioritize and organize workflow and be able to handle routine inquires and other tasks simultaneously
• Possess a strong understanding of accounts payable sales and use tax guidelines, working with the Tax Department when necessary
• Answer routine accounts payable vendor inquiries, audit and statement reconciliations in an accurate and timely manner.
• Forward sensitive or complex vendor issues to the appropriate supervisor for resolution.
• Maintain excellent client service relationships with both internal and external customers.
• Understand and appreciate the importance of confidentiality related to vendor invoices and internal and external relationships.

System Proficiency

• Maintain a high level of proficiency and understanding on how financial transactions flow through SAP,
• Maintain strong proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel for various tasks

Your Education and Experience.

• Bachelors Degree (B.A.) in Accounting from four-year college or university and two to four years experience in accounting or finance department.

Our Story.
With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.

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