Accounts Payable Support Specialist

Job Description At-a-Glance:Are you ready to build your career by joining an international automotive company. If so, our client is hiring an Accounts Payable Support Specialist - Automotive Finance.Position Type:ContractOnsiteRequiredEducation High school diplomaCollege PreferredAccountingFinanceSkills One-year job experience in Accounts Receivable or Banking preferredJob experience and/or education in other Accounting related fields is a plusData Entry Skills is a plusExcellent organizational and communication (verbal and written) skillsAdaptable to changes and multifunctionalAnalytical SkillsKey Competencies: Ability to work independently with minimal supervisionStrong attention to detail and the ability to identify irregularities or discrepanciesConfidence to escalate questions or concerns promptly when something appears out of the ordinaryEffective communication and coordination with internal teams to ensure accurate and timely processingResponsibilities:In-Office Mail Admin Core ResponsibilitiesThe In-Office Mail Agent is responsible for managing and processing incoming checks received from the mailroom and other Business Center departments, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and proper routing.Key responsibilities include: Validate and identify checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper handlingRoute checks to the Payment Processing Center in accordance with established proceduresForward applicable checks to the Home Office for general ledger postingSupport urgent requests by picking up emergency checks for ART in the Fort Worth officeImage and upload checks to imaging system and process them according to specified instructionsAdditional Responsibilities Account Reconciliations: Process payment allocations in a timely and accurate mannerHandle account terminations, ensuring all steps are completed in accordance with policyManage title release requests and associated processes with attention to detail and compliance requirementsResponsibilities can include, but are not limited to:Account Reconciliation: Responsible for the timely processing of payment allocations, refunds and account terminations within the system and the subsequent account corrections, refunds and title release processes associated with the requests. Accounts Payable / Citations: Responsible for the timely processing of payments for vendor invoices and lease citations, conduct appropriate research to ensure payments are cross charged to customer accounts where applicable. Review exception invoices routed through the exception tool to ensure optical character recognition accurately captures invoice details. Terminations: Responsible for the timely processing of repossession, charge off, and other hostile terminations, including preparing the appropriate notifications to be sent in accordance with published legal guides for consumer and commercial accounts.The processes this team completes carry legal risk if not performed timely and accurately.Account Modifications: Prepare required documents for Autopay enrolment and account modifications (due date changes, extensions, deferrals, restructures, retail account reschedules, lease to retail and balloon rewrites for commercial accounts, substitutions of collateral, transfers of interest / equity, mid-term mileage requests).Process account modifications in accordance with documented compliance guidelines.Customer Relations: Responsible for collecting / reviewing incoming customer correspondence, creating and assigning departmental cases, preparing all generated response letters for outgoing mail.