Accounts Payable Specialist

COMPANY

Allspring Global Investments is a leading independent asset management firm that offers a broad range of investment products and solutions designed to help meet clients' goals. At Allspring, our vision is to inspire a new era of investing that pursues both financial returns and positive outcomes. With decades of trusted experience propelling us forward, we strive to build portfolios aimed at generating successful outcomes for our clients. We do this through the independence of thought that powers our investment strategies and by bringing a renewed approach to look around the corner to unlock what's possible. Allspring is a company committed to thoughtful investing, purposeful planning, and the desire to deliver outcomes that expand above and beyond financial gains. For more information, please visit About Us - Allspring Global Investments.

At Allspring, unique views inspire us. We leverage the diversity of people, ideas, and skills to help our clients pursue their financial goals. We strive to attract and retain a diverse talent pool that enables us to better serve our global client base. Intentionally fostering a diverse and inclusive culture allows us to empower innovation, productivity, and engagement. It's also essential for elevating the experience of our clients as well as the communities in which we operate. Thank you for considering Allspring as you explore the next step in your career journey.

POSITION

The Accounts Payable Associate will be responsible for ensuring completeness and accuracy in invoice processing and payment issuance. Strong collaboration with internal and external business partners/vendors is a critical component to success in this role. There is also a strong opportunity to develop and implement processes and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness for the team. Additionally, ad-hoc reporting will be a part of the role.

We currently operate in a hybrid working model, whereby you will be required to work in-office 3 days a week.

Location(s): Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Receive, verify, and process invoices.
• Invoice retrieval from AP email inbox, monitoring for priorities and vendor escalations, and general problem solving.
• Routing of invoices for approval and manual merge of documents for attaching in Oracle.
• Perform research and respond to vendor inquiries.
• Review invoice discrepancies and reconcile payment issues.
• Question usage of accounts and organizations which appear unusual or incorrect.
• Ensure excellent customer service is provided.
• Participate in departmental meetings to review problem transactions and delinquencies.
• Protect operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Effectively prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Perform other AP and related research as assigned.
• Approve Expense Reports in Concur
• Work with Concur Support directly.
• Pull audit requests for Finance.
• Help with Travel questions.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as requested.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate degree in accounting preferred.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in accounts payable.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Highly collaborative, results oriented.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Accurate data entry skills are a must.
• Experience using an Accounts Payable workflow routing and image repository system desired.
• MS Office suite - Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with Concur, Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (currently using version 22C) or other ERP system is a must.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service

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