Accounts Payable Analyst
About Camelot Illinois
Camelot Illinois has been awarded the contract as the new private manager of the Illinois Lottery. The company is restoring transparency, integrity and responsibility to the Illinois Lottery. In partnership with the state, Camelot will operate a modern lottery that truly benefits the people of Illinois. The company’s innovative approach places consumers and social responsibility at its core, providing funding for schools, capital projects and special causes. Camelot is committed to building an organization with the strength and experience to grow the lottery and reinforce its rightful position as a force for good.
Camelot Illinois is a subsidiary of Camelot Global, a leading technology and professional services provider to lotteries around the world. Camelot Global’s portfolio of work includes the Irish National Lottery, Loterie Romande (Switzerland), the California State Lottery, the Kentucky Lottery and the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, among others.
Our sister company, Camelot UK, has operated the UK National Lottery since 1994. Camelot UK has an unrivaled track record for success, helping the UK National Lottery deliver over $80 billion to winners and $46 billion to good causes to date.
About the Team:
Within Camelot Illinois, the Controller’s Group is responsible for the financial accounting, reporting and controlling activities in line with best practices.
Position Overview:
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Analyst who has experience working in entrepreneurial and autonomous environments.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the Accounts Payable inbox, code, scan and enter invoices into NetSuite
- Control vendor activities, record liabilities and ensure vendor payments are authorized and made in accordance with contract terms and internal procedures
- Process supplier payments via wire transfers, ACH payments, and checks
- Enter ACH payments into Banking Software for manager approval
- Maintain and electronically file correspondence, invoices, check copies, and other records to the document management system
- Continually promote and support the use of Camelot Illinois’s purchasing policy, and prepare relevant reports from the purchasing system
- Identify and escalate inefficiencies and areas/process that could be improved, and help implement improvements and change
- Assist in processing 1099’s.
- Prepare supplier reconciliations, investigating any reconciling items appropriately
- Filing and other ad hoc duties as required
- Assist Senior Financial Accountant as necessary
Requirements
Qualifications:
Required:
- Minimum of 3 years of demonstrable knowledge of accounts payable, general accounting and banking procedures.
- Knowledge of supplier management, reconciliations and query resolution.
- Practical experience of working within a finance team with exposure to a range of responsibilities including responding to internal business queries, responding to vendor queries, invoice and payment posting, journal posting and reconciliation.
- Ability to interact with employees and vendors in a professional manner.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Preferred:
- Associate’s degree in Accounting preferred
- Experience and knowledge of Netsuite preferred
- Experience with Purchase Order processes
- Effective decision making, analytical and problem solving skills
Benefits
WHY WORK FOR US
Camelot Illinois is building a transformative lottery company with world-class people, technology and operations. The Camelot values of being honest, creating together, keeping it simple and thinking long term are embedded in the design of our organization and our plans for Illinois.
- Be Honest: We do what we say, we keep our promises and we don’t rest until we’ve earned each other’s respect
- Create Together: The most effective solutions come from strong collaboration, a culture of innovation, shared goals and respect for everyone’s expertise.
- Keep It Simple: We keep things simple, direct and transparent so customers in particular always know where they stand.
- Think Long Term: We work with customers to build successful lotteries for the next generation, not just the next day.
Career Growth
We want people who thrive in a relaxed, autonomous, results-driven environment to join our company. We believe the way to attract and retain the best talent is to offer a fulfilling career in an organization committed to growing its own future leaders. Career Development is a top priority and we will partner with employees to grow and progress their professional skill sets.
Benefits and Employee Policies
We will bring our experience of working with European lotteries to Illinois. We will also bring a European influence to paid time off, family leave and so on. We have created a strong ethical culture which is translated to each of our employees and business dealings globally. We aim to offer a package of benefits and policies which will compete with any private sector employer in the state. We ensure that every employee is engaged and has the necessary support to understand and implement the responsible gaming principles in their job.
Moreover, we pledge to have the highest standards of respect, diversity and inclusion at our company and will support and encourage our partners to do the same. Camelot Illinois is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.