Accounts Payable Specialist - International

Job Description

About Houzz Houzz is the leading online platform for home renovation and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish. From decorating a small room to building a custom home and everything in between, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community empowered by technology, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. About the Role Houzz is looking for a team-player with strong communication skills and superb attention to details to take on a role of Accounts Payable Specialist for four of our International offices. In this position, you will work closely with the Finance Manager in all aspects of Accounts Payable.

What You’ll Do

• As a member of the Accounting team you will be responsible for Accounts Payable using these systems: NetSuite & Nexonia
• Daily management of full cycle Accounts Payable process including vendor database, vendor invoices, monthly payments and employee reimbursements
• Set up new vendor profiles
• Process vendor bills
• Enforce procurement policy and the appropriate use of PO’s
• Process bi monthly payment runs
• Obtain missing information such as PO, signed agreements, etc.
• Assign GL & department code for bills without PO
• Answer all vendor and employee’s inquiries regarding bills and payments
• Answer EE inquiry regarding policy and payment.
• Review and complete bi monthly credit card reconciliations.
• Review, redesign and transform processes that scale with company growth and ensures adherence to policies, guidelines, and internal controls
• Maximize use and functionality of enhanced systems and minimize manual work
• Own and monitoring workload to ensure high accuracy of coding transactions, maintain low backlog of unprocessed transactions
• Manage travel & expense reimbursements payments
• Support monthly closing of AP, provide support for the month end accrual and related entries, account reconciliations ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Handle various other accounting duties as requested

At a Minimum, We’d Like You to Have

• A university degree within Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 3 + years of experience in Accounting
• ERP systems experience, NetSuite is a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, especially Excel
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise and adhere to tight deadlines
• A precision- and detail-oriented mindset with strong analytical skills
• A proven ability to identify and drive process/system improvements
• Solid communication skills (written and verbal);
• Strong interpersonal skills including conscientiousness, diplomacy, flexibility, dependability; and ability to maintain confidentiality
• An ability to work effectively within a team, as well as independently and cross-functionally
• A trustworthy, positive, energetic and optimistic attitude with a willingness to roll up your sleeves

Be Who You Are and Do What You Love at Houzz We’re a Family At Houzz, we strive to create and foster a strong family environment in our workplace. We collaborate to accomplish our goals, always working as a team. We aim to build a culture of inclusion — celebrating and leveraging our differences for the betterment of one another, our products and our community. Houzz team members come from many backgrounds and bring diverse experiences to the company. We take pride in making each person feel at home. We Build the Future Join Houzz in revolutionising the home remodelling and design industry and have an impact on over 40 million homeowners who use our platform every month and the 2.5 million-plus home professionals around the world who are active on the site. Houzz has been named one of the most innovative companies in the world by CNBC and others, and is backed by top venture capitalists. At Houzz, you can help drive the future of an industry worth $1.2 trillion in the U.S. and Europe alone. We Make Things Happen Our team members play a key role in guiding the direction of our company and are able to work across multiple groups to implement fresh ideas that allow Houzz to be the industry leader. If you are interested in applying your passion to create products that will transform the lives of millions of people who are designing, remodelling and decorating their homes, welcome to Houzz. Houzz is an Equal Opportunity employer Apply for this job