Accountant, Accounts Payable

**LOCATION**:Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA), Mexico |**BRAND**: Bendix |**REQUISITION ID**:**** |** JOB GRADE**: 14**JOB DESCRIPTION**:**Position Summary**:This position is the technical expert of the accounts payable department.Their responsibility is to understand the configuration and technical process of the various ways AP processes and pays invoices.This person is responsible for the ongoing reconciliations and issue resolution for all global intercompany partners.They will also assist as needed with invoice processing, vendor reconciliations and other accounting functions.**Essential Functions**:**EDI Vendor Onboarding and Maintenance**- Understand EDI configuration and processes- Act as the main technical AP lead between IT, Logistics, Plants on EDI on vendor configurations- Troubleshoot IDOCs to determine the root cause of invoice failures- Perform as the liaison between IT and Vendor to rectify EDI configuration issues- Resolve IDOC failures, quanity issues and pricing issues\- Reconcile vendor accounta and SA's to ensure invoice postings are correct.**Validation/VIM - Global Solution**- Understand Validation and VIM setup- Perform indepth testing of configuration changes to ensure configuriaton changes behave correctly- Ability to identify performance issues, troubleshoot solutions and find work-arounds to allow VIM to function correctly with our current processes- Participate in global meetings and voice concerns and opinion on topics of discussion.- Particpate in the North America rollout and act as a technical/process lead during implemenation.- Manipulate, configure and review synthesize VIM reports in preparation for month-end accrual.**IC GIT/TM5**- Work with the global contact and internal collegues to ensure intercompany invoices are posted in a timely manner.- Work in TM5 to confirm monthly invoice payments- Reconcile TM5 intercompany accounts to AP subledger and account for any missing invoices- Trouleshoot pricing, quantity, currency and cross company posting issues.- Reconcile monthly intercompany netting and wire payments to the TM5- Working with the appropriate contacts in GPE to resolve pricing issues- Act as the technical lead between AP and IT to resolved technical issues.- Compiling mulit SAP reports, use priot table and create complex excel formulas to reconcile TM5 month-end report to AP subledger to determine GIT month-end journal entry.- Communicate with Logistics material in-transit- Provide GIT year-end reconcilations for year-end audits- Assist with resolutions for items in dispute**AP Support**- Act as techinical lead for troubleshooting ERS issues and engage IT, Logistics, Plants or Purchasing to resolve ERS failures/issues- Assist with manual invoice processing as needed- Assist with vendor reconciiations as needed to determine the type of issues and the accounting to book necessary corrections and postings.- Understand the Supplier Early Payment Program (SEPP) process to assist with vendor reconcilations and troubleshoot SEPP vendor issues.- Act as main lead for year-end audit requests.Pull and provide invoice supporting documenation and work with plants for delivery note requests.**Experience**:- 2-5 years of experience in accounts payable within a manufacturing company- Experience processing payables for U.S. companies- SAP or other ERP experience preferred**Skills**:- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel)- Demonstrate flexibilty, attention to detail, innovative thinking and demonstrate strong organizaiton skills in a fast-paced environment.- Communicate with vendor and colleagues effectively- Speak Fluent English- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills- Shows commitment to process improvement**Education**:- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business-related field required- Accounting preferred**What does Bendix have to offer you?**- Work-life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off- Vacation Premium- Major medical expenses- Christmas Bonus- Life insurance- Educational assistance program- Wellness program- Saving Fund- Pantry Vouchers- Personal Days Paid- Permits paid for: Marriage or Death of a direct relative- Attendance Bonuses- Cafeteria Subsidy- Subsidy for prescription glasses- Medical service in plant- Recognition Programs- Gym