Accounts Payable Specialist

Vantage is a fast-growing, leading global supplier of naturally derived specialty ingredients and formulations that cater to the evolving needs of consumer and industrial markets. Through our chemistries, our customer focus and our vertically integrated farming, manufacturing, and formulation facilities around the world, we are Enabling Tomorrow’s Solutions Today.

With more than 1,000 employees, $1+ billion in sales and a footprint in 13 countries around the world, Vantage is driven by an intense focus on our customers, providing a broad portfolio of customized solutions, formulations and ingredients that are tailored to meet their specific needs.

Under the leadership of Steve Doktycz, a 27-year chemical industry and strategic development veteran, its tenured leadership team represents decades of industry experience coupled with entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for natural chemistries. Vantage is headquartered in the United States (Deerfield, IL, a Chicago suburb).

Since its inception in 2008, Vantage’s continued growth has been realized through a combination of focused commercial efforts, significant capital investment into our manufacturing assets, strategic entry into geographic markets and niche acquisitions to develop our leading portfolio of natural-based specialty ingredients.
Vantage is backed by H.I.G., a leading global alternative investment firm with $43 billion of equity capital under management with a focus on the small and midcap segments of the market, with a minority investment by The Jordan Company.

Account Payable Specialist will be responsible for the activities of account reconciliation, communication to internal and external customers, drive timely review and follow up for supplier accounts, balance sheet reconciliation accounts, supplier maintenance and W9 records and other analytic reports within Accounts Payable department. Drive strong financial control over the Accounts Payable records.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Handling and posting of incoming invoices with 2 & 3 way matching and related vendor master data creation with collection of W9 forms and maintenance both manual & automated invoice processing
- Maintain banking information from vendors, doing various fraud checks and confirmations of remittance information
- Preparation and review of payment proposals for Vantage subsidiaries.
- Clarifying and reconcile differences on the postings.
- Preparation of month-end journal entries: accruals, prepayments by ensuring entries are recorded in accordance with company policies and all deadlines are accomplished.
- Coordinate with other departments to obtain information about transactions and research unreconciled items.
- Preparation of External and Internal Audit requests.
- Create and analyze various reports under area of responsibility including regular reporting
- Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices
- Identify the improvement opportunities and support their implementation
- Assist ongoing projects for the implementation of technology solutions
- Assist requests from partner Finance departments
- Issue tax exemption forms, resale certificates and 1099’s

**Knowledge Skills and Abilities**:

- Strong Finance Acumen
- Solid experience with Epicor, Microsoft Nav, BPCS, MP2 & Ivalua ERP systems
- Experience in a Shared Service environment or similar is a plus.
- Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business environment is a must.
- Ability to pay close attention to detail, strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Solid interpersonal skills, navigate easily within complex organizations, connect with a variety functions, audiences, management styles, or cultures
- Highly results driven and self-motivated team player with compassion, integrity, trust and perseverance
- Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
- Able to work in a team atmosphere along with the confidence and ability to make individual decisions
- Ability to multitask

**Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications**:

- University degree or equivalent experience, preferable in accounting or business.
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience, Accounts Payable is a plus
- Direct functional experience (Accounts Payable)