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Software engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Type
- Full time
- Compensation
- $150k-$200k
- Posted
- 2 days ago
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Staff Accountant - Accounts Payable
- Type
- Full time
- Posted
- 2D AGO
About the role
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) is an award-winning entertainment & hospitality organization with properties including: Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Giant Center, Restaurants, and more. Our team members share a common goal of upholding the legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, while striving to live by our company's Core Values: Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, and Respectful of Others. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is committed to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce, marketplace, and community, and is proud to help fulfill the dream of our founder by providing value to Milton Hershey School.
Staff Accountant, Accounts Payable ensures financial data integrity, operational efficiency, and systems modernization within the Accounts Payable department. This role combines high-volume, hands-on transaction processing with advanced subledger analysis, vendor master governance, and department performance metrics.
A primary focus of this position is preparing the organization’s accounts payable function for a seamless migration to Workday by driving pre-implementation data hygiene, scrubbing legacy vendor and invoice data, and leveraging prior Workday/ERP expertise to support system testing, workflow design, and process documentation. Additionally, this role acts as the primary driver of vendor relationship maintenance through full-cycle statement reconciliations and external/internal partner outreach to safeguard supply chain continuity.
As a Full-Time Team Member, you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission to Hersheypark, discounts, and more as soon as you receive your Employee ID! Your total compensation consists not only of the wage that you are paid, but also includes Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning the first day of the next month after you begin working, 401K Contribution, paid time off, and so much more!
Job Duties (Duties marked with an asterisk are essential functions of this job):
- Direct and execute regular vendor statement reconciliations. Proactively engage external vendors and collaborate with internal department heads to resolve aging balances, clear unapplied credits, resolve invoice discrepancies, and protect vendor credit standing. *
- Design, track, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) for the AP department (such as invoice processing cycle times, exception/error rates, discount capture rates, aging distribution, and backlog metrics) to deliver actionable insights to management. *
- Lead tactical data cleanup initiatives—including scrubbing duplicate vendor profiles, resolving stale purchase orders, and reconciling open balances—prior to ERP migration. Utilize prior Workday/ERP experience to assist with user acceptance testing (UAT), data validation, and drafting updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). *
- Maintain active, hands-on involvement in day-to-day accounts payable operations by reviewing complex purchase order (PO) and non-PO invoices, applying appropriate use tax, and supporting general backlog resolution. *
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in Accounting/Finance/Accounts Payable
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Management, or a related field.
- Relevant work experience can be substituted for education - 4 years.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Skilled in the use of Google Suite and Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
- Proficient working with details on a daily basis for prolonged periods of time.
- Must have the ability to safeguard confidential information.
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Prior hands-on experience managing end-to-end accounts payable processing within the Workday Financials ecosystem.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment and effectively manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
- Must embody HE&R Core Values (Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, Respectful of Others).
Job Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
- Sitting Constant (>67%)
- Bending Occasional (<33%)
- Hand-Eye Coordination Frequent (34-66%)
- Finger Dexterity Frequent (34-66%)
- Reaching Forward Occasional (<33%)
- Lifting Occasional (<33%) (0-25lbs maximum weight)
- This job requires the visual ability to perform detailed work at close distances (computer screens, accounting ledgers, using measurement devices).
- This job regularly requires verbal communication of detailed information to others either by phone or in person.
- Substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers (Repetitive motion).
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity EmployerThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
