Accounts Payable Analyst

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world-famous brand with offices across the globe. Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument; it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

We are searching for an Accounts Payable Analyst based in Phoenix, AZ that is detail oriented, analytical and a creative thinker. You will be responsible for processing vendor invoices in a highly automated environment, initiating workflow approval requests, resolving discrepancies, responding to inquiries, providing general accounting assistance, reconciling vendor statements, and supporting special projects.

Essential Functions: 

• Process vendor invoices and credit memos, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. The company AP environment is highly automated causing many tasks to be complex and exceedingly variable in nature.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to resolve intricate processing discrepancies and source missing information.
• Respond to inquiries from various levels of management both within and external to the organization, in a prompt, accurate, and professional manner.
• Provide general accounting assistance, to include supporting the accurate coding of invoice and credit transactions to the financial statements, supporting the identification of prepaid assets, accruing for unrecorded liabilities, and identifying taxable vs nontaxable transactions.
• Initiate workflow approval requests for pricing or quantity discrepancies and/or missing information.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve pricing/quantity discrepancies with limited supervision.
• Own the generation and analysis of month-end reports, ensuring timely and accurate reporting for the accounts payable function.
• Support the efforts of special projects.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in accounts payable, processing vendor invoices and credit memos in excess of 1,000 documents a month with high variability.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Experience interacting with external and internal customers supporting the prompt resolution of a wide variety of inquiries.
• General accounting knowledge.
• Proficient understanding of purchase order and non-purchase order processes.
• Proficient understanding of three-way and two-way matching processes.
• Previous experience processing accounts payable for a manufacturing business nice to have
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with accounts payable automation tools and software.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Experience with vendor set up and maintenance a plus.
• Ability to exercise judgment and attention to detail to ensure accuracy of work product.
• Ability to multitask to maintain pace with internal processing metrics and deadlines.
• Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment. Possess a willingness to ask questions and a desire to take responsibility for professional development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong customer service skills with an ability to maintain a positive, team-focused attitude.

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Presonus®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby®, and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position.  “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive.  The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.  If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work.  Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $55,000.00 - $70,000.00