• Job Description

  Req#: 1503

  Accounting - Accounts Payable Associate

  Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors, Detroit, 12499 Evergreen Road, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America Req #1503

  Thursday, January 11, 2024

  We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun, serving our customers, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate. As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business. We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.
  

  Job Purpose

  The Accounts Payable Associate is responsible for all activities involving accounts payables for a specific branch or division within the company. The individual will audit methods and procedures of accounts payables functions to improve efficiency. Also, they will complete payments and control expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.

  Key Responsibilities

  The Accounts Payable Associate will be assigned duties, based on organizational needs and priorities.

  • Organizes and files purchase orders, receiving documentation and invoices
  • Ongoing management of three-way match process including matching invoice, receiving documents, and purchase orders, while verifying quantities and pricing
  • Audits invoices and receivers against the purchase orders for correct quantities and prices and resolves any problem items with internal and external customers via email
  • Gather all supporting documentation from Buyers, Receiving Location Personnel and/or vendors when short paying vendor invoices
  • Batch process invoices into organization’s ERP System following daily cutoff schedule for processing
  • Post miscellaneous debits/credits received from various internal departments against vendor accounts
  • Attach supporting documentation for assigned vendors at time of payment based on pay method
  • Post invoices verifying discount and due dates
  • Additional duties as needed to support the team.

  Qualifications and Experience

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function assigned satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • High school diploma or equivalent required, college degree preferred.
  • A minimum of one and half years of accounts payable experience within a high volume environment
  • CPG, Food, and Beverage or Distribution industry experience preferred
  • Ability to be flexible, adaptable and organize prioritize multiple duties in a high volume environment
  • Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and know when to elevate issues for resolution
  • Able to communicate clearly, both orally and through written communication, with vendors and internal division personnel

  Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan!

  *We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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  • Pay Type Hourly

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• About the company

  Harvest and Sherwood Food Distibutors is your total food distributor. Specalizing in meat, deli, dairy, grocery and more.

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