Business Unit Overview:
Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.
Location Description:
Hopkins, MN is home to our Michael Foods, Inc. corporate headquarters. Hopkins is located 7 miles west of Minneapolis, boasting natural surroundings in a suburban environment that also provides quick access to major travel ways and local restaurants that give our community a distinct character. Located in the Excelsior Crossing building where employees are provided with beautifully landscaped walking paths and water features creating an optimal environment for outdoor and walking meetings, along with the opportunity to take a relaxing walk or outdoor lunch before, within, or after your work day.
Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Accounts Payable Analyst I position is responsible for working with internal and external customers to help ensure business process compliance which will enable timely and accurate preparation, review, analysis, and reporting of accounts payable/vendor activity for the business. Position is also responsible for system maintenance and providing recommendations to management on necessary updates and improvements to reporting and processes.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead business process compliance within our Vendor Invoice Management system (VIM), including timely and accurate invoice processing, maintaining VIM tables and reporting analytics.
- Analyze and prepare recommendations for management surrounding new or changing VIM processes and reporting based on business needs.
- Act as subject matter expert to internal and external customers including plant locations, corporate partners, and vendors
- Act as mentor and trainer for the entire Accounts Payable team.
- Maintain vendor relationships regarding VIM processes, inbound invoices, and compliance.
- Manage employee expense system (Concur) including, but not limited to: maintaining travel profiles, financial reporting, reconciling invoices, posting daily files into SAP.
- Perform general accounting duties including, but not limited to: journal entries, account reconciliations, daily analysis and process completion using SAP.
- Special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or accounts payable experience of 3+ years
- 1-3+ years financial/accounting analytics experience
- Demonstrated skill in all aspects of accounts payable accounting, reporting and analysis
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong analytical, trouble shooting, problem solving and decision-making skills
- Strong aptitude for utilization of computer technology including, automated vendor invoice management system, employee expense management system, Microsoft applications and ERP solutions
- SAP and/or optical character recognition (OCR) software experience preferred
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the duties associated with this position.