AP Accountant

As the AP Accountant you’ll be part of the global AP team that manages the full Procure to Pay cycle. You’ll be involved in managing suppliers/vendors and processing payments for one of the various regions of New Relic. You’ll be critical to the success of the company’s payment processes and towards earning vendor trust.

• For your assigned region, you’ll manage full-cycle AP, including general ledger support 
• You’ll process various types of accounts payable transactions including vendor invoices, recurring payments, and manual check requests in accordance with policies and controls 
• Process 3-way and 2-way invoice match 
• Ensure invoices are accurately coded, approved, posted and processed within established deadlines 
• Investigate and resolve problems associated with processing of invoices and purchase orders 
• Generate weekly check run and process manual Wire and ACH payments 
• Respond and interact with internal customers and vendors/suppliers in a manner that maintains good working relationships. 
• Generate reports for review such as exception reports, accounts payable aging reports, and other month-end reports as requested 
• Maintain accounting documents and disbursement support 
• Prepare month end reconciliation for all AP related accounts including GR/IR 
• Assists, obtain and provide financial information and support needed for internal and external audits 
• Ensure the completeness, timeliness and accuracy of the data 
• Understanding processes and systems, the interconnection with upstream and downstream processes and identifying process improvements and opportunities for automation 
• Maintain vendor records by updating addresses, email contacts and bank account information as needed 
• Independently resolve invoicing issues with vendors and internal customers 
• Ensure proper supporting documentation is processing against purchase orders 
• Audit and monitor the AP corporate credit card transactions to ensure all charges comply with company card policy 
• Support general accounting functions, including accruals and other period-end close work such as prepare journal entries, reconcile account balances and review aging reports 
• Follow up with regular vendors if their invoices are not received on a timely manner 
• Other ad hoc projects as required 

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or any other finance field 
• A minimum of 3+ years of Accounts Payable experience 
• Systems savvy with solid understanding of accounting systems and how to extract, organize and analyze data
• Previous experience using Workday, NetSuite etc. a plus 
• Working in the required shifts to match the regions supported
• Proficient in data entry 
• Attention to detail and accuracy 
• Organizing and prioritizing skills 
• Communication skills 
• Team work 
• Ability to meet deadlines 

• Excellent communication skills to keep others informed of project progress and escalations 
• Team player, self-motivated, ability to multi-task and prioritize items 
• Excellent customer service approach