Payment Coordinator

About the Voith Group
The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has more than 20,000 employees, sales of € 4.3 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

For the Voith Global Business Services division Accounting department, we are looking for:

Payment Coordinator
York, PA

Summary

The Treasury Support Analyst will have responsibility for processing payment of vendor invoices for those Operating Units (OUs) as assigned under the Global Business Services (GBS) umbrella. This will include not only the underlying transactions but also the documentation of those transactions.

Primary Duties

• Initiating check and electronic payments to vendors for all supported OU’s on prescribed schedules.
• In coordination with the Group Master Data Management Department, verifying vendor bank detail additions/changes and maintain vendor bank information both in the respective ERP systems as well as within the bank’s online system.
• Upload bank activity from the online system to the respective ERP system.
• Maintain listing of outstanding checks for each OU.
• Assist other accounts payable personnel in responding to payment queries.
• Assist with preparation of monthly bank reconciliations and research discrepancies as found.
• Support Regional Treasury Manager as required.
• Preparation of ad hoc reports relating to bank accounts and activity.
• Assist in the follow-up on discrepancies between bank activity and transactions recorded in the ERP systems.
• Assistance in the completion of the approved check runs including matching of invoices to payments, scanning copies of the checks, placing checks in the envelopes and routing them for mailing and filing of invoices.
• Assist in the year-end audit through providing supporting documents and any other calculations requested.
• Research and resolved failed payments to ensure vendor payments are made timely.
• Assist with transition from check to electronic vendor payments.

Qualification & Business Experiences

• Ability to organize and plan work effectively to meet goals and objectives.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to convey business requirements and technical needs in a clear, concise, and effective manner.
• Detail oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of basic payment processes and practices, both manual and automated.
• Experience in multi-national organization working with multiple currencies.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across Divisions and Departments.

Education and Experience

• Two to four years of solid experience in an accounts payable department
• Payment processing responsibilities a plus
• Experience with highly integrated ERP systems (SAP, Navision or J.D. Edwards preferred).
• Strong computer skills particularly Microsoft Outlook and Excel

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.