Accounts Payable Specialist

Sakara⠀Life is a⠀mission⠀driven,⠀fast-growing⠀wellness⠀brand⠀helping⠀people⠀nourish⠀themselves⠀by⠀providing⠀ready-to-eat⠀nutrition⠀programs,⠀functional⠀products⠀and unique⠀content to⠀clients⠀nationwide.⠀We embody⠀a positive⠀and⠀uplifting⠀work⠀environment⠀where we⠀encourage⠀a growth⠀mindset.⠀We are⠀seeking⠀smart,⠀passionate,⠀ambitious⠀and⠀hardworking⠀team⠀players⠀that share⠀our⠀passion⠀for health⠀and⠀well-being.⠀You will⠀be⠀responsible⠀for⠀"turning⠀thoughts⠀into⠀things”⠀and⠀helping⠀manifest⠀the future⠀of⠀Sakara.

About⠀this⠀position:⠀The⠀Accounts⠀Payable⠀Analyst⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for⠀performing⠀a range of⠀accounting⠀and⠀clerical⠀tasks⠀related to⠀the⠀accounts⠀payable⠀function.⠀This⠀generally⠀includes⠀receiving,⠀processing,⠀and⠀verifying⠀invoices,⠀tracking⠀and⠀recording⠀purchase⠀orders,⠀collaborating⠀with⠀vendors⠀and⠀processing⠀payments.⠀You will⠀be⠀responsible⠀for⠀obtaining⠀proper⠀approval⠀and⠀entering⠀in all⠀invoices⠀for the⠀company,⠀roughly⠀700+ per⠀month. You⠀will⠀report to⠀the⠀Assistant⠀Controller.

You will ...

• Ensure⠀timely and⠀accurate⠀entry of⠀invoices
• Ensure⠀all⠀supporting⠀documents⠀are⠀complete⠀for⠀invoice⠀entry
• Review⠀AP aging⠀on a⠀weekly⠀basis and⠀propose⠀payments
• Set⠀up new⠀vendors,⠀collect W9⠀and verify⠀payment⠀details
• Partner⠀with team⠀members⠀from⠀various⠀business⠀units
• Communicate⠀with⠀external⠀vendors to⠀resolve⠀invoicing⠀discrepancies
• Assist⠀in⠀providing⠀audit⠀support as⠀necessary
• Assist⠀in the⠀month end⠀close⠀process by⠀helping⠀with⠀accruals⠀related to⠀invoices
• Ensure⠀credits⠀are⠀received⠀for⠀outstanding⠀memos
• Verify⠀vendor⠀accounts⠀by⠀reconciling⠀monthly⠀statements⠀and⠀related⠀transactions

You are...

• Someone⠀who⠀communicates⠀well and⠀can manage⠀time⠀effectively
• Someone⠀who⠀thrives in⠀a team⠀dynamic
• Adaptable⠀to change⠀and⠀analytical⠀thinker
• Able⠀to manage⠀a⠀high-volume⠀workload⠀efficiently
• Self⠀driven
• Some⠀who can⠀maintain⠀confidentiality
• Able⠀to execute⠀on several⠀tasks⠀simultaneously
• You⠀have...
• Associate's⠀degree in⠀accounting,⠀finance,⠀or related⠀field
• 2+⠀years of⠀Accounts⠀Payable⠀Experience
• 2+⠀years of⠀experience⠀with⠀QuickBooks
• Proficiency⠀in Excel /⠀Google⠀Sheets⠀(can⠀maintain⠀complex⠀spreadsheets)

This is a⠀hybrid⠀role based⠀in our NYC⠀Headquarters⠀in SoHo.⠀This role⠀will be⠀required⠀to be in⠀the office⠀Tuesday -⠀Thursday.⠀The⠀compensation⠀range for⠀this role⠀is $70,000⠀- $80,000.