Accounts Payable Specialist

About R/GA

R/GA is a global digital innovation agency specializing in digital product development, brand transformation, media, and communications for major companies. We are on a mission to help companies grow by enabling them to change, across their business, the experience they offer and the campaigns that take them to market.

Our work tends to be a fusion of what we call Stories and Systems: the narrative and the design, technology and the interface working together. R/GA is a brand but it's also a collective of atypical outsiders and misfits who drive everything we do through bold creativity and bright, strategic thinking.

About the role

Our Finance team helps oversee our financial affairs worldwide to ensure the continued growth of our capabilities and talent. They weigh every finance decision, no matter how big or small, to determine how it will affect the business, making them a key piece of RGA’s operations and evolution.

Here’s what you should know if you want to be an Accounts Payable Specialist at R/GA:

On any given day you might

• Process forms to set up new vendors.
• Manage vendor and internal inquiries regarding invoices/payments.
• Work with a shared services center to process invoices and ensure data is properly entered.
• Circulate invoices for approvals, investigate, communicate and continuously follow-up with internal departments to process invoices in a timely manner.
• Code vendor invoices and ensure proper general ledger coding.
• Keep track of all payments including open purchase orders, invoices, vendor statements, etc.
• Research discrepancies and outstanding past due invoices for resolution and escalate matters to supervisor/management accordingly.
• Assist in month-end closing processes; analyze and prepare monthly payable accruals associated with services received/open PO’s.
• Assist with preparation of journal entry activity.
• Perform credit card reconciliations.
• Generate AP aging reports.

The ideal person

• Is a self-motivated individual who collaborates well with others.
• Is proactive and able to work with urgent deadlines, flexible priorities and manage multiple high-priority assignments.
• Has experience working in a fast paced, high-volume environment.
• Has excellent written and oral communication skills, able to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization.
• Is proficient in both Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Is incredibly detail oriented and highly organized.
• Has a desire for continuous learning and ongoing educational opportunities to update job knowledge.

You bring

• 2+ years’ experience in Accounts Payable, preferably at an advertising agency
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting / finance / business administration or equivalent education and experience.
• Proficiency in English (Written & Verbal) is a must
• Experience working with SAP
• Experience working in a Shared Service Center

Diversity

No matter who you are, where you’re from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower), status, ethnicity or the gender you identify with (please do tell us your pronouns), you're welcome at R/GA. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any interview process, please let us know.