About Us Who we are: Samsonite is the worldwide leader in superior travel bags, luggage, and accessories combining notable style with the latest design technology and the utmost attention to quality and durability. For more than 100 years, Samsonite has leveraged its rich heritage to create unparalleled products that fulfill the travel lifestyle needs of conscious movers everywhere. With a portfolio of brands including Samsonite, Tumi, American Tourister, High Sierra, Gregory, Hartmann, and Lipault Paris, our products are sold in over 100 countries in North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America through our company-operated retail store, websites and a variety of retail partners.
Job Description Your role at Samsonite: The Senior Accounts Payable Specialist compiles and processes payments owed by the company to vendors, suppliers, organizations, or individuals. They gather POs, expense charges, prepare payments, and maintain general ledger entries. Additionally, they administer and data enter all transactions, maintain files and relationships, and report as necessary. Lastly, this role serves as the subject matter expert (SME) for at least one of the following: training or oversight of others to include systems or processes, including escalations resolution; complex inventory-related accounts; serving as the lead for a business entity or brand (ex, Samsonite, Hartmann, High Sierra, etc.).
This is a hybrid role; we work on site four days and remotely one day, weekly.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for accounts payable issues, coordinating resolution with management, vendors, IT, and internal stakeholders
- Process and manage PO-based invoices (MIRO), including invoice entry, exception resolution, and three-way match discrepancies
- Monitor and resolve transaction errors and AP exceptions accurately and within established timelines.
- Reconcile supplier statements, aging reports, and open GR/IR balances to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Provide analytical support on consignment sales, by assembling regular reports as requested by the cost accounting team and sales department leaders
- Manage and understand DocuWare workflow, make adjustments and suggestions as business needs change
- Interact with vendors to promote resolution regarding invoice and/or payment issues. Research with internal customers on invoices that need to be approved and entered
- Prepare payment proposals for checks, wires, and electronic payments in coordination with Cash Management
- Prepare, validate, and upload vendor files and monthly rent data into SAP
- Ensure accurate GL and cost center coding and compliance with approval matrix requirements
- Identify process gaps, control risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement within AP operations
- Strong experience in Accounts Payable and operations and comfortable owning complex workflows
- Manage shared accounts payable email inboxes, responding to internal staff and external vendors with timely, professional support
- Support audits, compliance initiatives, reporting, and special projects assigned by AP leadership
Minimum Requirements - 3+ years of direct Accounts Payable experience, preferably in PO-based, three-way match invoice processing and payment proposals
- Strong attention to detail with a solid understanding of the Accounts Payable close process and related systems
- Sound professional judgment with the ability to analyze issues, apply accounting principles, and resolve discrepancies effectively
- Proven ability to research, document, and resolve issues in a fast-paced, high-volume AP environment
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively while consistently meeting accuracy and timeliness standards
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas, lookups) and experience using enterprise accounting systems; SAP preferred
Preferred Skills and Industry experience :
- BA/BS seeking an accounting career
- Consumer products
- Experience with manufacturing inventory accounts payable
About the Team Why you'll love working here: - Our employees matter. As a people-focused business, we work hard to provide meaningful rewards and development opportunities for our employees, recognizing performance, and creating a supportive working environment for them, wherever they are based.
- Vibrant culture. We are committed to a diverse and rich culture, welcoming people from all walks of life. Our long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers us to bring our authentic selves and unique differences to work every day.
- Socially responsible. We want to minimize our products' impact on the environment and help create positive journeys worldwide. We do this by creating the best products using the most sustainable and innovative materials, methods, and models.
What we value: At Samsonite, we do more than create the bags that move with our consumer, we inspire and celebrate the moments that move them. We believe we have a responsibility to the world in how we operate, the products we sell, the communities where we live and work, and how we treat the people we employ. We're as diverse as travel itself, and like travel, your journey with Samsonite presents the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and explore your passions. This is why we offer various paths for professionals and celebrate the knowledge and skills they bring to our team. We are committed to a respectful workplace that allows our team members to bring their best selves to the workplace daily.
Samsonite is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting and maintaining a work environment in which all applicants, associates, customers, and other individuals are treated with dignity and respect free from unlawful harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.