Summary
The Accounts Payable Specialist plays a crucial role in processing invoices accurately and efficiently. They are responsible for verifying, coding, and processing invoices to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures while maintaining clear communication with vendors to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely payments. The role will monitor and process all credit card transactions and train office and field staff on uploading and coding credit card transactions. This role will also reconcile vendor statements, enter data into the ERP system, and work with team members to ensure month-end procedures are completed timely.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor the Accounts payable email inbox and record the incoming invoices.
• Code invoices and ensure they are approved according to company policies and procedures.
• Validate that all invoices received for a respective period have been entered and/or accounted for.
• Maintain internal and external relationships with vendors and employees, including solving issues and discrepancies.
• Respond to all vendor inquiries.
• Monthly Vendor statement reconciliation
• Pull documentation for all internal and external audits
• Vendor Maintenance
• Manage Credit Card Transactions and train office and field staff on how to code and upload receipts into Expense Track properly.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties and Responsibilities are not comprehensive and can be changed at any time, with or without notice.

Required Experience, Education, and Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Bilingual - Fluent in Spanish and English
• Minimum two (2) years of Accounts Payable experience
• Effective time management and organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Must be able to complete tasks accurately and timely.
• Must be a team player and have a positive attitude toward coworkers
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must have reliable transportation to the workplace.
• Ability to pass drug screening.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.

Preferred Experience, Education, and Qualifications
Construction Industry experience is a PLUS

Benefits
Kent Companies provides its employees with one of the most competitive compensation and benefits packages in the construction industry. Benefits vary by location, with a fully customized benefits package presented upon hire. Typical benefits packages include:

• Weekly pay
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plans with discretionary employer-matching
• Holiday pay (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)
• Scholarship opportunities for dependents
• Leadership development opportunities

Work Environment/Physical Demand
This position works in an office environment. This position requires long periods of sitting.

Position type and expected hours of work
This is a full-time office position. Typical hours will range from 40-45 hours per week and are subject to change. Due to the critical nature of the role, accepting phone calls even during nontypical workdays and hours is also necessary.

Travel
This position does not require much travel.

Perks associated with this role.
Our goal is to offer an unparalleled career progression that is not precisely pre-determined; rather it builds on the teammate's strengths, interests, and pursuits as the individual gains experience, grows, and develops in their career. You would be hard-pressed to find another ENR Top 6 Commercial Concrete Company that parallels Kent Companies.

About Kent Companies
Kent Companies is a full-service specialty trade contractor with operations across Michigan, Texas, Ohio, and the Carolinas. As a third-generation, family-owned business, we believe our people are our greatest assets. We employ over 2,000 trade professionals nationwide and deliver every project with our Four Hallmarks: Safety, Productivity, Quality, and Customer Service. Kent Companies is known as The Leaders in Concrete™ and continuously ranks in the Top 10 Concrete Contractors nationwide by ENR Magazine.

Kent Companies’ family of brands includes Kent Concrete, Kent Underlayments, Kent Facilities, Kent Foundation Solutions, and Foundation Rescue Supply.

EEO Statement
At Kent Companies, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce, and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Kent Companies' does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices and personnel actions, including but not limited to hiring, recruiting, promotions, performance evaluations, termination, and compensation decisions.

The Company will strive to ensure that all employees and prospective employees will be treated equally in regard to recruitment, employment, promotions, demotions, discipline, termination, access to benefits and training, leaves of absence, and layoffs. The Company will further ensure that its management staff is aware of the Company's commitment to this policy and each member understands their individual role in the process of administering this plan.

Kent Companies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.