Staff Accountant at The Gorilla… · West…

Position Summary

The Accounts Payable Staff Accountant is responsible for processing vendor invoices, maintaining accurate accounts payable records, and ensuring timely payments to suppliers. This role requires experience handling both Purchase Order (PO) and Non-Purchase Order (Non-PO) invoices while supporting month-end close activities and maintaining compliance with company policies and internal controls. As our AP function continues to modernize, we are looking for someone who is genuinely tech-savvy —curious about automation and AI tools, and motivated to help shape how this work gets done rather than simply executing it as-is.

Key Responsibilities

• Process high-volume vendor invoices accurately and timely for both PO and Non-PO transactions.
• Perform three-way matching of purchase orders, receipts, and invoices to ensure proper approval and payment.
• Review and process non-PO invoices in accordance with company approval policies and procedures.
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing variances, duplicate invoices, and payment issues.
• Communicate with vendors and internal departments to resolve outstanding invoice and payment inquiries.
• Maintain vendor master data and assist with vendor onboarding documentation.
• Prepare and process weekly payment runs, including ACH, wire transfers, and check payments.
• Reconcile vendor statements and accounts payable subledger balances.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including accruals and account reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Assist with 1099 reporting and other regulatory requirements as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve AP processes and enhance efficiency.
• Leverage AP automation and intelligent capture tools (IDR-automated matching) to increase straight-through processing and reduce manual touchpoints.
• Build and maintain Excel-based tools and reporting to analyze invoice volumes, aging, exception trends, and processing cycle times, turning AP data into insight rather than just output.
• Partner with Finance, IT, and system owners on testing, issue resolution, and enhancements to AP systems and workflows.
• Contribute to documenting and standardizing AP procedures so process knowledge sits in the system rather than with individuals.

Qualifications

Required

• 1-3 years of Accounts Payable or general accounting experience.
• Experience processing both PO, Non-PO invoices and three way matching invoices.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and accounts payable processes.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications, including comfort with formulas, pivot tables, and lookups to analyze and reconcile large data sets.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Technically capable and quick to learn new systems — comfortable navigating ERP, workflow, and expense platforms, and confident troubleshooting routine system issues independently.
• Openness to AI and automation, with a demonstrated willingness to adopt new tools and rethink how existing tasks are performed.
• A continuous-improvement mindset: able to spot repetitive manual work and raise it as an opportunity rather than absorb it.

Preferred

• Experience with ERP systems. Oracle Fusion is preferred.
• Experience working in a high-volume invoice processing environment.
• Knowledge of three-way match procedures and vendor management processes.
• Hands-on experience with AP automation or invoice capture
• Experience with SAP Concur or comparable travel and expense systems.
• Advanced Excel skills (Power Query, macros) or basic data-analysis capability.

Company Values:

Adhere to The Gorilla Glue Company’s Core Values that ensure everyone works together to exceed expectations.

• Have fun, be passionate and show it!
• Act with integrity and respect in all relationships.
• Communicate openly & appreciate the effort of others.
• Embrace knowledge, growth and change.
• Strive for excellence in what we do every day!