Accounts Payable Specialist

The role

The AP Specialist supports TEGNA business units with supplier maintenance, invoice processing, and other AP payment requests. This role provides customer service to suppliers, business units, and customers.

What you will do

• Provide accurate responses and quality customer service to suppliers, customers, and sites.
• Coordinate flow of invoices in Oracle by working through various queues for assigned sites daily.
• Perform final check of all invoices to ensure invoice accuracy.
• Perform accurate supplier maintenance by creating new suppliers and maintaining existing suppliers.
• Perform specialized work including special handling, processing returned checks, and supplier maintenance projects.
• Respond to site and supplier inquiries regarding payables.
• Address email inquiries from NSSC AP mailbox and 1-800 telephone line.
• Conduct payables and supplier research.
• Process records in AppZen daily to resolve issues preventing invoice flow and routing.
• Perform other duties as required including special projects.

Required qualifications

• High school degree/GED is required.
• Good knowledge of accounting policies and procedures.
• Desire, ability and curiosity to investigate and recommend improvements to processes, procedures, and technology.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Proven attention to detail, good organizational and prioritizing skills and ability to multi-task and work in a rapidly expanding and changing environment.
• Ability to be self-motivated and proactive.
• Collaborative approach and experience working well with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written); strong interpersonal skills.

Nice to have

• 1-2 years of accounts payable experience in an automated environment preferred.
• Shared service experience preferred.
• Experience in the Oracle Cloud environment is preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
• Access to dental and eye care coverage.
• Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) program with 1% - 80% contribution range.
• Company match for 401(k) contributions up to the first 4% of pay.
• Nine free virtual doctor’s appointments through Teladoc.
• 12 free annual therapy sessions through Spring Health.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit.
• Nine paid holidays per year.

About the company

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing local news and services. It has 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets.