Accounts Payable Lead

About Trident Seafoods.

Trident Seafoods is North America's largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with global operations in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington (USA), Trident employs approximately 7,700 people worldwide each year and partners with over 2,700 independent fishermen and crewmembers in Alaska. Trident catches and processes virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also encompasses cultured and wild species sourced from an international network of trusted suppliers.

Summary:

The Trident Seafoods Accounts Payable Lead (AP Lead) ensures compliance with all policies related to AP. The focus will be on leading the payments staff, solving complicated issues, and projects.

Essential Functions:

• Leads, monitors, and supports payment runs and other daily tasks of the payments team
• Leads 1099 reporting requirements and execution
• Leads corporate card administration and supports card users
• Leads, monitors, and supports expense reporting process and policy
• Creates training documents and resources and leads department and stakeholder training.
• Leads department-wide projects as assigned.
• Regularly works onsite to build strong team connections, collaborate across functions, and solve problems in real time.

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive. The organization may assign other duties as needed to meet business requirements. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Compensation & Benefits:

This is a non-exempt position with an hourly pay rate range of $36 to $43 per hour. 

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, disability programs, basic life and AD&D, and a 401(k) plan with a company match, paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial PTO benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, front loaded on the first of the year, initially prorated quarterly based on hire date. Commuter programs are also available.

More information can be found at https://www.tridentseafoods.com/benefits.

Required Qualifications:

• A combination of education and experience equivalent to an associate’s degree and four years of accounts payable experience in a medium-to-large company
• Strong understanding of accounts payable/general ledger systems and procedures including financial chart of accounts

Preferred Education & Experiences:

• Working knowledge of Procure to Pay workstream essentials.
• Exposure to basic project management principles
• Experienced in SAP S/4 Hana

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSA):

• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Understands the principles of internal controls as they relate to AP

Work Environment:

This is an on-site position based at the Trident Support Center office in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

In-office time takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and moderate noise. While remote, employees must provide appropriate home office space.

Work Ability Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time at a desk. Frequently required to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee will occasionally stand, walk, and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision for frequent use of a computer.

Work Authorizations

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.