Account Payable Specialist

A Little About Us

Oats Overnight is changing the way people eat breakfast, and since launching in 2016, our high protein spoon-free oatmeal has been enjoyed by over 1,000,000 customers. We are scaling quickly in both direct-to-consumer and retail with the goal of becoming a household brand. We have end-to-end control of all phases of the business, producing and fulfilling the product in-house, which is extremely rare for companies our size. This allows us to create new flavors and products quickly and is a tremendous advantage for our brand – we’re able to give customers a behind-the-scenes look at what we do, highlighting our people and process in content. Being vertically integrated also enables us to incorporate customers directly in the development process.

A Little About How We Do Things

Starting with our founder/CEO and extending to multiple teams across all departments, many of us come from non-traditional backgrounds. This is a superpower – we are not stuck in traditional industry patterns, but instead leverage extreme rationality and first principles thinking to solve problems and find new opportunities. This is a special place to work, and our team is what makes it that way; this is why every employee is also an owner. As such, there is a high level of expectation for all team members.

What We’re Looking For

• Someone that can partner and influence at all different levels
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and navigate in a fast moving environment
• Expectations will be clearly set, but an ambitious approach to the work is key
• Ability to artfully convey even subtle or complex messages clearly, as appropriate for the topic and audience.
• A relentless drive to get things done.
• Curious and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Enjoys working in a highly collaborative and supportive team environment
• Flexible, willing, and quick to learn new processes, new technology, and new ways of thinking.
  
  
  

What’s The Job?

The Accounts Payable and Cash Specialist will assist in ensuring that the company is monitoring the outflow of capital through invoice processing, calculating cash flows, posting business transactions, and verifying financial data for use in maintaining records.

What You’ll Be Doing, Stop Scanning and Read This Part

• As an accounts payable specialist, you should exhibit sound knowledge of best practices in accounting and experience in a similar role. An accomplished accounts payable specialist will be someone whose accounting expertise translates into optimized expense control processes
• Collaborating with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial data.
• Receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices
• Receives and verifies expense reports; reconciles expense and other financial reports with account balances and other office records.
• Facilitates payment of vendors, which may include verification of federal ID numbers, reviewing purchase orders, and resolving discrepancies.
• Process three-way match for all purchase orders
• Ensures outstanding obligations are credited upon payment, identifies discount opportunities, and issues purchase order amendments or stop-payment orders as needed.
• Assists with accounting records and ledgers by reconciling monthly statements and transactions.
• Records entry of, verifies documentation for, and distributes petty cash.
• Relays changes of information to appropriate employees
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  

What You’ve Done And Who You Are

• Experience and desire to support a culture built on collaboration, sharing of ideas and celebration of successes as well as drive for positive outcomes with cross-functional teams.
• High school diploma required; Bachelor's or associate’s degree in accounting, finance or related field highly preferred
• At least 3 years' experience as an accounts payable specialist, or similar.
• Knowledge of accounts payable principles, accounting standards, and industry regulations.
• Certified Accounts Payable Professional (CAPP) certification preferred.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, QuickBooks, Bill.com, Concur.
• Great time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities.
• Must be reliable and extremely trustworthy.
• Must be able to learn other accounting software systems.
• Excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
  
  
  

Why You Might Like Working Here

• This is going to be fun.
• You have the freedom to leverage your own creativity and have a voice.
• Casual, friendly culture. We’re serious about what we do but we don’t take ourselves too seriously.
• We are a fast-growing company, and you will have stock options.
• High growth potential with opportunities to expand
• Free oatmeal. It’s very good.
  
  
  

Why You Might Not Like Working Here

• It’s not a cushy job, the bar is high
• We are growing quickly and have a fast-paced work environment.
  
  
  

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to work near food ingredients, exposure to food allergens
• Location: inside an air-conditioned manufacturing and warehouse environment
• You must be able to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards
• You must be able to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards
  
  
  

The Perks

• Full Benefits; Medical, Dental, Vision coverage, life insurance, 401k
• Generous PTO
• Weekly Pay
• Stock options, every employee is an owner
• Free, delicious oatmeal
  
  
  

And last but never least….

We value people who roll up their sleeves and support their fellow team members. We embrace diversity and encourage equal opportunity every chance we get, and we look forward to learning from people whose backgrounds, skills, and perspectives challenge and enrich our own.

Oats Overnight provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Oats Overnight complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.