Accounts Payable Assistant

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First Mid Bank & Trust

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Mattoon, Illinois

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Accounts Payable Assistant manages expenditure controls, processes invoices, and ensures accurate payment via check or ACH. They are also responsible for recording expenses to the general ledger, performing reconciliations, and supporting vendor analysis.

Qualifications

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant to help with all aspects of Accounts Payable. Key requirements include a high school diploma (Associate's preferred), basic accounting knowledge, and strong interpersonal and analytical skills. Previous accounts payable or accounting experience is a plus.

Job Description

At First Mid, base salary is one component of our Total Rewards program. Exact compensation is determined by factors such as (but not limited to) education, skills, internal equity, and experience. This position offers additional compensation in the form of discretionary short-term incentives (i.e. bonus, incentives, and/or commission). Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare, well-being benefits, paid family leave as well as generous paid time off. Total Rewards also include banking perks, tuition reimbursement, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and a 401K plan with company match. Incentives and benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.    The Accounts Payable Assistant is responsible for assisting all aspects of Accounts Payable for the Company, and its affiliates including expenditure controls and processes.    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Assists with all aspects of the Accounts Payable computer software including usage, maintenance and updating. Ensures accurate and timely payment of invoices whether by check or ACH while adhering to internal control procedures and Company policies throughout the accounts payable process.
  • Accurately records and posts expenses to general ledgers (including allocations of multi-branch expense invoices). Performs some variance analysis at month end.
  • Aids with the preparation of the general ledger account reconciliations as assigned.
  • Assist with verifying, posting, and processing of employee expense reimbursements and corporate credit cards.
  • Provides support with the recommendations and analysis of vendors to management to determine best pricing in various aspects of expenditures and cost control.
  • Reviews data contained in the general ledger, unit reports, and various sub-systems to ensure accuracy and reasonableness of recorded financial transactions; researches questions regarding general ledger information from various personnel.
  • Completes required training associated with job functions.
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  Qualifications Education:
  • High School diploma required.  Associates degree preferred. 
Experience:
  • Accounts payable or accounting experience preferred.
Skills:
  • Understanding of basic accounting.
  • High level of interpersonal skills so as to effectively communicate accounting issues to employees, management and outside vendors.
  • Good analytical skills in order to analyze financial and procedural data.
  • Must be detail oriented and highly organized.
Total Rewards:
  • Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with HSA match
  • 401(k) with employer match + Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Generous PTO, paid holidays & parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement & performance-based bonuses
  • Visit our Total Rewards page to see our full list of benefits
    First Mid Bancshares, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.   THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT LP123

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First Mid Bank & Trust

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. is a community-focused organization headquartered in Mattoon, Illinois. First Mid offers customers Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, and Ag services throughout Illinois, Missouri, and Texas. Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender Security products and/or insurance services are not insured by the FDIC, are not deposits or obligations of the bank, are not guaranteed and may lose value. https://www.firstmid.com/social-media-community-guidelines/
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