AP Accountant

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Ready to change the world? We're reinventing freight and logistics at Trella. We're a YC-backed technology company and we're looking for the best talent out there to help us build and scale our product offering. We aspire to create a step-change in the industry and we want you to be a part of the journey
About The Company Trella aims to structure and regulate the freight industry with the goal of improving efficiency and reducing waste throughout the entire supply chain. This can only be achieved through building technology to create an interconnected network of carriers and shippers. Through this technology, Trella will improve shipping routes, increase truck utilization and efficiently batch shipments. This will effectively reduce costs throughout the entire supply chain, improving carrier and shipper economics and ensure both ends of the marketplace profitably grow their businesses - creating unprecedented economic opportunities in the logistics space - while reducing environmental waste.
About The Role At Trella, our Accounts Payable Accountant sometimes referred to as an Accounts Payable Clerk is responsible for processing invoices and issuing payments. As part of this job, they must perform accounting and clerical duties as required to efficiently maintain and process AP transactionsResponsibilities

• Assembly, review, and verification of invoices and payment requests
• Flagging and clarifying any questionable invoice terms or pricing issues
• Sorting coding and matching invoices
• Setting invoices up for payment
• Entering and uploading invoices into the AP system
• Tracking expenses and processing expense reports
• Preparing and processing electronic transfers and payments
• Preparing and Performing check runs
• Posting transactions to journals, ledgers, and any other records
• Reconciling AP transactions, including bank statements
• Preparing analysis of accounts
• Monitoring all accounts to ensure payments are current and up-to-date
• Researching and resolving any invoice discrepancies or other issues
• Vendor file maintenance
• Vendor correspondence and query response
• Monthly report production
• Monthly and closing assistance
• Reduce support documentation for audits
• Accurate historical records maintenance
• Maintaining confidentiality of organizational information

• Education: Bachelor's in Economics, Finance, and Accounting
• Work Experience: 3-5 years of experience accounts payable or general accounting experience
• Strong ownership, a bias for action, and willingness to roll-up your sleeves.
• Proficiency in data entry and management
• Analytics and excellent excel / google sheets skills.
• Experience in dealing with complex data sets, deriving insights and checking against what you see in the real world.
• Knowledge of accounts payable
• Knowledge of general accounting procedures
• Knowledge of relevant accounting software such as QuickBooks, or other Accounting software