Accounts Payable Administrator

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. is an Agricultural Cooperative that is owned by more than 700 cranberry and grapefruit growers throughout the United States, Canada and Chile. Formed in 1930, Ocean Spray is now the world's leading producer of cranberry juices, juice drinks and dried cranberries and is the best-selling brand in the North American bottled juice category.

Ocean Spray Cranberries' Corporate Controller’s Group is looking to add an Accounts Payable Administrator to its growing team! The ideal candidate will apply GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and knowledge gained through training and experience in the performance of a variety of accounts payable tasks. The position is located at our Corporate Office in Lakeville, MA.

* Ensure that invoices received by the Accounts Payable department are routed within the cooperative for approval and are posted timely for payment using an automated scanning and workflow accounts payable system * Responsible for a group of vendors, both domestic and international, and all accounts payable responsibilities associated with these vendors * Understand and process complex accounts payable transactions * Research and resolve invoice and purchase order discrepancies as well as escalated exceptions/queries with suppliers and internal personnel * Analyze vendor transactions against accounts payable processes and provide input for efficiencies * Provide superior customer service to suppliers and internal personnel * Assists with annual audits and quarterly reviews performed by internal and external auditors. * Additional responsibilities may include executing payment runs; researching and resolving outstanding (uncashed) checks; researching and resolving reconciling items on cash reconciliations; authorizing the release of expense reports in Concur; preparing manual payment requests * Provide assistance to end users of the automated workflow accounts payable system * May train or assist coworkers with tasks

* High School Diploma or GED with 5 to 7 years of experience required. Associates or Bachelor’s Degree is preferred. * Excellent level of verbal and written communication * Strong teamwork and collaboration skills are required * Must be well-organized, detail oriented and capable of multi-tasking * Strong analytical and problem solving skills are required * Experience in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) * Experience using an automated scanning and workflow Accounts Payable system preferred * SAP experience preferred; Oracle, PeopleSoft or ERP System experience a plus