Branex Group is hiring: Accounting Specialist (Automotive) in Novi

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
•    Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
•    Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
•    Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, verifying federal id numbers, scheduling and preparing checks, and resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation.
•    Ensures credit is received for outstanding memos.
•    Issues stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
•    Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances; preparing checks.
•    Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
•    Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
•    Maintains historical records by microfilming and filing documents.
•    Disburses petty cash by recording entry and verifying documentation.
•    Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices.
•    Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
•    Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
•    Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
•    Assists with annual audit for accounts payable related items.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE 
•    Bachelor’s degree with concentration in accounting.
•    5+ years of accounts payable accounting experience.
•    5+ years of manufacturing experience.

COMPETENCIES
•    SAP and MS Excel experience required
•    Tracking budget expenses.
•    Attention to detail.
•    Analyzing information.
•    Data entry skills.
•    General math skills.
•    Must be a self-starter and quick learner with the ability to work effectively within a team setting. 
•    Flexibility in work schedule is necessary to accommodate periods of high volume workload.
•    In addition to strong accounting skills the successful candidate will need to demonstrate effective interpersonal, organizational, documentation and research capabilities.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
•    Overtime as required to meet month end requirements.