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Sr Accounts Payable Technician - UIC Commercial Services

Requisition ID
2025-24035
Category
Accounting/Finance
Location : Location
US-AK-Anchorage
Travel Requirement
N/A
Entity : Name
UIC Commercial Services LLC

Overview

UIC Commercial Services is seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Technician to join our team. This position plays a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of invoices, maintaining positive vendor relationships, and supporting overall financial operations. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and analytical, with a strong commitment to accuracy and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. This position is based in the UIC Commercial Services office in Anchorage and requires on-site work each business day.

Responsibilities

Essential functions will include:

  • Monitor the MS Outlook inbox daily for invoices, past due statements, and other A/P-related documents; determine appropriate action (e.g., payment processing, routing for coding/authorization).
  • Process and verify invoices, ensuring accuracy and proper coding.
  • Route properly coded invoices to designated approvers and follow up for timely authorization.
  • Review and approve batches and payment runs.
  • Handle voided or canceled checks due to error, loss, or return; document actions and reissue per established guidelines, including corrective journal entries.
  • Complete A/P reconciliation to vendor statements.
  • Prepare and execute accounts payable checks, electronic fund transfers (EFTs), and other payment methods on a regular schedule.
  • Maintain accurate and organized vendor files, including documentation and correspondence.
  • Resolve complex vendor issues and payment discrepancies.
  • Monitor and review aging reports to ensure timely payments and avoid late fees.
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth financial operations.
  • Assist with month-end and year-end closing procedures related to accounts payable.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Five (5) years of experience in accounts payable.
  • Knowledgeable in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Exhibits good communication skills in writing, verbally, and on the phone.
  • Experience with ERP Systems, preferably Timberline.
  • Knowledgeable of accounting principles.
  • Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet deadlines required.
  • Ability to maintain the highest confidentiality of all Company information.
  • Ability to pass a NON-DOT pre-employment drug screening and must follow all NON-DOT Drug and Alcohol testing program requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working in a multi-entity Alaska Native Corporation.
  • Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.

Physical and Mental Demands:

  • Employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and to speak and hear.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
  • The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Working Conditions:

  • Work is primarily performed in a professional office setting.

  • Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, with occasional extended hours required to meet reporting deadlines or special projects.

  • Position requires regular use of a computer, telephone, and standard office equipment.

  • Work may involve periods of sitting for extended time, data entry, and reviewing detailed financial documents.

  • Occasional travel to subsidiary or project sites may be required.

  • The role requires the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

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Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.

Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.

UIC is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics EOE/D/V. In furtherance, pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and federal contractual requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants, based on the provisions contained within The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

All candidates must apply online at www.uicalaska.com, and submit a completed application for all positions they wish to be considered. Once the employment application has been completed and submitted, any changes to the application after submission may not be reviewed. Please contact a UIC HR Recruiter if you have made a significant change to your application. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), persons unable to complete an online application should contact UIC Human Resources for assistance (https://uicalaska.com/careers/recruitment/).

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

UIC Commercial Services, LLC is a holding company under Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC), an Alaska Native Corporation providing a wide variety of services including a full range of construction services, design and architecture services, environmental consulting, permitting and compliance and remediation, oil and gas support, ocean-going cargo and shipping services and specialized companies. Several of our companies are SBA 8(a) certified, small disadvantaged businesses and offer substantially competitive rates. Collectively, we offer a breadth of services which we perform with a focus on quality results. UIC and its subsidiaries are committed to and strive for safety, quality, business ethics, and shareholder value. We offer competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as paid time off programs for eligible full-time employees. Eligible part-time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.

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