Company Overview:

Vital Proteins is an emerging, dynamic brand consisting of a team of passionate individuals who believe whole-food-based nutrition is essential for overall health, fitness and wellbeing. Our team is comprised of intelligent and innovative talent who work collaboratively to ensure creativity, success, and global growth. At Vital Proteins, our mission is to empower our company, team, and customers to live a full, vibrant life. We seek to develop and support the right people, with the right chemistry, who continually ask questions, and in turn will develop and tactically execute good ideas. We are looking for individuals to help us think smarter and put a lot of ideas on the table in a short amount of time. Building a great company is our goal. Quality individuals and getting the team right is our business plan.

Role:

The Accounts Payable Specialist will be responsible for processing all vendor bills and payments for Vital Proteins LLC and its subsidiaries.  This will include purchases of direct materials and indirect spend such as marketing and legal costs.  The role will liaison with several members of other departments to ensure proper recording of expenses and compliance with the company’s employee purchasing policy.  Reporting to the Accounting Manager the role will operate out of our West Loop office.

What you will be responsible for:

• Perform three-way match on direct material vendor bills
• Enter vendor bills into NetSuite with the proper account/department coding and ensure they are paid timely
• Review purchases for compliance with the company purchasing policy
• Reconcile Accounts Payable ledger to the general ledger
• Maintain relationships with key vendors, including the reconciliation of pricing and quantity variances
• Process EFTs and checks as part of the weekly payment run
• Review and approve employee expense reports
• Update and maintain the vendor master list
• Assist in 1099 processing and record keeping

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
• At least 3 - 5 years of previous accounts payable experience in a manufacturing environment and/or CPG preferred
• Strong Accounting knowledge
• Experience working with NetSuite, or similar ERP system
• Able to effectively communicate across the organization
• Process driven, always looking for the best way and ways to improve
• Able to multi-task and prioritize changing needs in a fast-paced environment
• Passionate about the health, fitness, and/or beauty markets