Accounts Payable Specialist

Overview

Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.

At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us. 

Responsibilities

Accounts Payable Specialist

100 Lincoln Way East

Massillon, OH (hybrid schedule)

Your seat at the table:

• Matches invoices daily with internal purchase orders and addresses any quantity or price variances with appropriate approval.

• Reviews purchase orders, check requests, and/or other related documentation for completeness and compliance with financial policies, procedures and contractual requirements.

• Enters accounts payable data into MAPICS daily via electronic data entry.

• Follows up on account statements and other discrepancies regarding payment of accounts and serves as liaison between departments and vendors in the resolution of problems and inquiries.

• Maintains accrual report for assigned segment(s).

• Performs miscellaneous ad-hoc duties to support the business as assigned.

Qualifications

What you bring to the table:

• Associate degree required and/or three to five years accounts payable experience

• Knowledge of standard accounts payable policies, procedures and regulations

• Ability to utilize an automated accounting system

• Ability to adapt to changing processes.

• Ability to understand and interpret vendor invoices, statements and other requests for payment.

• Ability to process computer data and to format and generate reports.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Knowledge of general accounting principals.

• Basic data entry and/or word processing skills.

• Ability to analyze and solve problems.

• Knowledge of purchase orders and related accounts payable documentation.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.