Accounts Payable Associate - Grass Pad : Job Details

Job Title: Accounts Payable Associate Location: Olathe Grass Pad Status: Full-Time Reporting Relationship: Chief Financial Officer Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. Some weekend availability required. Grass Pad is looking for a detailed team player to fill the position of Accounts Payables Associate on our accounting/finance team at our Olathe location. The ideal applicant will be a precise, analytical person that can do projects independently, while ensuring that accuracy remains at a premium. If you can handle multiple tasks, are a disciplined worker, and enjoy concentrating on the details, this job might be a fit for you. The ideal candidate for this position will possess high levels of integrity, intelligence, and initiative. The Accounts Payable Associate will be an integral part of the accounting/finance team. This person will interact with departments and staff members at all levels within the organization. This job might be for you if:

• You are honest, dependable, and dedicated
• You have a high degree of attention to detail
• You are proficient in Excel and other MS Office applications
• You are self-motivated and a team player
• You have a positive outlook and attitude toward life
• You can multi-task while still achieving deadlines
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills

As an Accounts Payable Associate, your typical day might include:

• Match purchase orders to vendor invoices.
• Determine invoices due for payment.
• Review costs and quantities on nursery purchase orders against vendor's invoice for all stores.
• Update costs and quantities on purchase orders in Purchasing and Receiving.
• Update cost changes in Inventory Maintenance.
• Process purchase orders for inventory items, equipment, tools, and other products to operate and maintain the business.
• Organize invoices and purchase orders for finalization and payment approval.
• Enter invoice data into accounts payable system.
• Review monthly statements from inventory vendors and other vendors.
• File weekly payables into vendor files.
• Create files for new vendors.

• Create shipping documents for outbound UPS and other freight shipments.

Benefits The Grass Pad is successful because of the employees we hire. We offer generous medical insurance, matching 401k after one-year, paid time off, flexible scheduling, employee discount and a family-first attitude. Seasonality Our busy season spikes in the spring and the fall. Normal business hours vary with the season, with our longest opening hours during the spring and falls seasons. For most of the year, our stores are open 7 days a week. Weekend and overtime work will be required during the busy seasons. Education and/or Experience This position requires a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Accounting/Finance and three years of related experience, or five years of related experience and or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Company History The Grass Pad is a family-owned company that started during the 1960s in Omaha, selling grass seed and fertilizer. Since then, we've built a business on honesty, integrity and putting the customer's success first and foremost. We now have 6 locations - one in Omaha and five in the Kansas City area. At the Grass Pad it is common to find people that have worked here for decades. We love passion and dedication in our employees, and when we see those traits, we fight to keep people around and help them grow. We offer career and responsibility growth, management training and extensive on the job training. Grass Pad is in the lawn, garden, and sod business. We have been in the Greater Kansas City area since 1976, and the Greater Omaha area for over 50 years, developing an excellent reputation in these communities and across a multi-state region. Grass Pad maintains merit-based employment and is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Normal office hours are from 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. During the spring and fall seasons store hours are expanded. From March through November our retail stores are open 7-days a week, except for certain holidays, and normal retail hours are expanded. Some weekend days may be required during our busy seasons, Mid-March through May, and late August through October. The schedule for this position will vary from 30 to 45 hours weekly, depending on the workload and the season. The ideal candidate will continue to grow with the company and help support Grass Pad's future growth. Specific details and responsibilities on the job are included in the job description.