Accounts Payable and Tax Specialist

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Under the direction of the Accounts Payable Supervisor, the Accounts Payable and Tax Specialist performs a variety of assignments related to payments to individuals and income tax reporting for disbursements made by central Accounts Payable Department. The Specialist will take the lead in promoting awareness of banking, tax, and invoice processing requirements by identifying common errors and guiding AP staff on how to avoid them, perform regular reviews of transactions processed by the group to determine accuracy and ensure that procedures are consistently being followed, and support daily inquires and schedule with staff as needed to ensure quality. The Specialist is responsible for processing general payments for University as well as specialized transactions resulting in payments to employees and individuals for services or sales to the University including highly sensitive settlement payments. The Specialist handles specialized tasks such as processing vendor refunds, handling forgery complaints, and processing special agreement invoices. The Specialist will provide support to campus departments on policies and procedures related to Accounts Payable transactions. The incumbent will participate with other individuals and departments to give input to improve processes and systems to accomplish specialized processing tasks. The incumbent will work in coordination with Accounts Payable Supervisors to ensure coordination of payments to or on behalf of individuals providing services or goods to the University. The Specialist will participate in system training and support in coordination with Purchasing Department and Digital Technology Services.