Accounts Payable Specialist I

Overview

At PGA TOUR Superstore, we’re always looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible individuals who will share a passion for helping transform our business. As one of the fastest growing specialty retailers, we’re dedicated to hiring selfless team players from different backgrounds to influence the growth of our organization. Part of the Arthur M. Blank Family of Businesses, PGA TOUR Superstore continuously strives to create a family culture for our Associates – driven by our vision to inspire people through golf and tennis.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, the AP Specialist I is responsible for accurate and timely invoice payment of assigned vendors and the associated vendor relations.  Overall, they utilize strong business acumen and knowledge required to support the exception processing associated with accounts payable transactions.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Process invoices timely and accurately.
• Maintain high productivity levels of invoice processing in addition to other responsibilities.
• Responsible for reconciliation of select vendor accounts.
• Interacts with departments and vendors frequently to resolve invoicing discrepancies and payment disputes.
• Provide timely and professional responses to all phone calls and emails.
• Participates in projects as assigned by Accounts Payable Manager in support of AP objectives.
• Compiles and provides feedback to Accounts Payable Manager for improving processes and updating policies if associate sees opportunities for improvement.
• Responsible for timely reporting to supervisors with regards to weekly productivity, recurrent department or vendor issues and vendor statement status.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 2-5 years’ experience in a finance or payables related position preferred.
• Communication: Strong listening and interpersonal skills. Must possess good verbal, written and visual communication skills. Must feel comfortable communicating through phone calls, emails and in-person presentations.
• Analytical: Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills. High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Computer: Strong Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables/Vlookup), excellent ERP financial system knowledge and basic MS Office skills.

• Organization: Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously - prioritize and complete requests in an efficient manner.  Attention to detail is a must.
• Cultural: Self-Directed: Must be assertive and eager to grow in an extremely fast-paced organization.  Must be able to work independently to solve business issues with some direction as requested and be self-motivated.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 2-5 years’ experience in a finance or payables related position preferred.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements: 

• Monday – Friday onsite, based out of our Roswell, GA Store Support Center. Flexibility to work extended and varied hours as needed. 
• Must be able to stand and/or sit for extended periods of time as the job is completed primarily at a desk each day. Variable desk heights are offered so alternatively sitting and/or standing at the desk is optional.

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, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

PGA TOUR Superstores is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.  

We comply with all laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex/gender, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, and any other legally protected status. Employment discrimination isn’t just unlawful, it violates our policies and is not who we are.  Every associate at every level in the organization is prohibited from engaging in any form of discrimination.

An associate who believes s/he is being discriminated against should report it immediately to the Human Resources department.  The law and our policies prohibit retaliation against anyone for making such a report.