Accounts Payable Specialist I

Date: Jan 21, 2025

Location:

Tucson, AZ, US, 85706

Req ID: 32114

Onsite or Remote: Onsite Position

Komatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximizing value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics, and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries, including Joy, P&H, Montabert, Modular Mining Systems, Hensley Industries, NTC, and Gigaphoton.

We’re more than a company, and we’re a community of passionate, creative professionals striving toward a shared vision: revolutionizing the way the mining industry operates. With a presence stretching from Johannesburg to Vancouver, Sydney to Lima, you are part of a global brand that supports creativity, fosters innovation, and encourages you to think big, share ideas and be yourself.

The Company

Modular Mining Systems is the global leader in mine management technology and a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd. Our innovative technology powers mine operations in every corner of the globe. The products we cultivate, the solutions we engineer, and the service we deliver set us apart in the Mining Technology industry. We’re more than a company, we’re a community of passionate, creative professionals striving toward a shared vision: to revolutionize the way the mining industry operates. With a presence stretching from Johannesburg to Vancouver, Sydney to Lima, you are part of a global brand that supports creativity, fosters innovation, and encourages you to think big, share ideas, and be yourself.

Job Purpose

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for timely and accurate processing of Accounts Payable transactions (invoices) and payments in support of MMSI.

Travel Requirements

Less than 10%

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Process AP invoices

+ Review invoice coding, matching to PO and resolving differences, obtaining appropriate approvals and ensuring accurate allocation of invoice amount to sales orders, services orders, costs centers, etc. based on company policies before entry into SAP.

+ Must be able to quickly and accurately process a high volume of AP transactions, taking advantage of discounts when available.

Communicate/Coordinate

+ AP policies and procedures.

+ Communicate, coordinate and enforce accounts payable policies, practices and procedures with department and company managers, officials and vendors (e.g. Co-coordinating and working with the Purchasing department to reduce/evaluate new vendor requests.

+ Assisting with the maintenance of the Vendor master records with accurate data).

Maintain appropriate documentation

+ Organize documentation necessary to perform vendor analysis, expense review and analysis, support corporate procurement functions, and create reports and communication.

+ Complete account reconciliations.

Ensure compliance

+ Responsible for ensuring compliance with Sales and Use Tax requirements and completing 1099 form for vendors.

+ Complete supplier statement reconciliation.

+ Ensure timely data entry into SAP and timely performance supplier statement reconciliations in order to confirm vendor invoice accuracy, ensure accuracy of MMS records and encourage on-time payment of invoices, including taking up appropriate discounts.

Implement AP best practices

+ Assist with implementing best practices for accounts payable processes.

+ Invoice to Corporate customers.

+ Timely and accurate invoicing and monthly statements sent to Corporate Customers.

+ Serve as backup resource for other departmental activities and complete requested ad-hoc tasks in a thorough and timely manner, as required.

Required Skills

+ Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required

+ 1-3 years of Accounts Payable Experience

+ Experience with SAP

+ Effective Computer skills

+ Expereince with Acounts Payable Processing and Transactions

+ Experience with Internal Controls

Desired Skills

Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Nearest Major Market:Tucson