Accounts Payable Specialist III

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Thinking of changing jobs or starting your career at a growing company with an award-winning culture? Well, you are in the right place. Join us on our journey to being the Best Community Bank in America. Our motto is Working Together. Building Success. and by joining Peoples Bank, we will work together to help you achieve your career goals, just like we help thousands of clients reach their financial goals.

Peoples Bank is one of the largest 150 banks in the United States with 130 full-service bank branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland. We also have Specialty Finance offices in Minnesota, Missouri and Vermont. Peoples Bank prides itself as a community bank and dedicates its resources to improving our communities. The Peoples Bank Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023, donating over $7 million to local organizations since its inception.

We are proud to share national accolades that celebrate our company culture and recognize us as a great place to bank:

• American Banker Best Banks to Work For in 2021, 2022, and 2023
• Top Workplaces USA national award in 2022, 2023, and 2024
• Newsweek's America's Best Banks 2023, and 2024
• Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025
• U.S. News & World Report's Best Companies to Work For in Banking and in the Midwest 2024-2025

At Peoples Bank, we know that there is more to life than work. But we also understand that the quality of the work environment and employee benefits can greatly impact an associate's life. That's why we seek to create a great benefits package for our associates including: 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match, employee stock purchase plan, various education assistance programs such as student loan and tuition paydown/reimbursement, paid vacation, and holidays, and much more. For full details of our benefits offerings, please visit: peoplesbancorp.com/about-us/find-a-career/

Our associates are each accountable for living the culture and values of the organization. This includes ensuring actions and behaviors create a positive and collaborative work environment, always acting with integrity and professionalism and providing extraordinary customer service. Our goal is for you to be successful; to that end being reliable in terms of ensuring you are at work on time and work your schedule as well as actively pursuing your performance objectives, will be fundamental in your contributing to the teams' success as well as the organization

Job Purpose:

Position responsibilities include performing general accounts payable and recordkeeping duties to ensure timely and accurate payments to vendors. Will provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers. Must exhibit proficient knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within the payables role. As directed by management, safeguards the company's assets, strengthens financial controls and identifies and eliminates deficiencies and inefficiencies within department operations.

Job Duties:

• Reviews and inputs new vendors into the accounts payable system in accordance with current procedures/compliance/etc. and receiving the proper documentation from the vendor.
• Review incoming invoices, expense reports, and check requests for approval and/or coding requirements.
• Review expense reports against company policy and process, returning to associates as needed with comprehensive explanations of the necessary corrections, and monitoring corrections for timely responses.
• Determine the appropriate coding and approvals necessary; compare recommendation from approver against the corporate expense policy, including reviewing for capitalization or prepaid requirements.
• Ensure that sales/use tax is properly recorded when applicable.
• Data entry of payable invoices, expense reports, check requests, etc.
• Process timely and accurate payments within turnaround standards, taking advantage of discounts and preventing finance charges.
• Provide prompt, accurate responses to inquiries by internal and external customers/vendors.
• Responsible for document scanning.
• Update department procedures as needed.
• Communicate job related information and problems to team and/or supervisor.
• Assist in the 1099 reporting and maintenance process.
• Attend internal/external training as required to maintain and expand knowledge in accounts payable and related best practice, laws and regulations.
• Acts as back up to department functions as needed.
• Will perform special projects as assigned.

Education, Experience and Job Skills:

• Associates degree or equivalent experience required.
• 2-4 years in accounting or accounts payable related experience.
• Ability to use analytical skills in evaluating, prioritizing, and categorizing data in various forms and formats.
• Understanding of basic accounting procedures and terminology with particular emphasis on accounts payable.
• Ability to navigate AP software (Avidascend or Coupa experience preferred.)
• Must have strong work ethic.
• Ability to work independently, under pressure of deadlines, high volume, and multiple responsibilities.
• Efficient time management skills.
• Mathematical ability to accurately perform calculations and analysis used in basic accounting.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment which includes coaching of co-workers and peers.
• Team player.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2-4 years accounting or accounts payable related experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vet;
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact humanresources@pebo.com to ask for an accommodation, alternative application process, or other inquiries.