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129 Accounts Payable Clerk Questions And Answers

82⟩ Explain what is the meaning of invoicing?

Expect questions about your methods for approving and paying invoices. The hiring manager might ask, “Do you have experience creating, approving and paying invoices?” Or, “How do you handle conflicts with invoices?” A potential employer wants assurance that you are comfortable with the invoicing process and have ways to verify the authenticity and accuracy of each invoice. Detail the steps you take before approving an invoice, such as verifying vendor account numbers, double checking amounts owed and making sure funds are available to cover the expenses. If asked how you deal with incorrect invoices, provide an answer or a work-related example that demonstrates your ability to quickly and efficiently resolve conflicts.

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85⟩ Explain about Electornic Payment Method?

Electronic An electronic funds transfer to the bank of a supplier.You create electronic payments either through the e- Commerce Gateway, or by delivering a payment batch file to your bank. For both methods, Payables creates a file during payment batch creation. If you are using the e-Commerce Gateway to create the file of payments, an EDI translator is required to create the EDI Formatted file prior to delivering it to your bank.For electronic funds transfers, the file is formatted and delivered to your ap.out directory for delivery to your bank.

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90⟩ Tell me what form do I use?

► Goods and Supplies from an outside vendor send a requisition to Purchasing.

► Honorarium, Prize, Scholarship, Stipend, or Refund send a Check Voucher form to Accounts Payable.

► Pay non Tufts employees for a Consultant Service; a requisition to Purchasing.

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95⟩ Tell me what is Accounting Software?

A hiring manager likely will ask questions about your experience with accounting software. Expect questions such as, “What type of accounting software have you used?” Or, “What is your experience with modern accounting software?” Bookkeepers and accounts payable clerks use advanced accounting software to organize vendors, print checks, keep up with invoices and maintain a running balance in each account. An employer might expect a job candidate to have experience with a particular software program, such as QuickBooks or Sage. However, most accounting programs have similar functions, so familiarity with any program might be sufficient.

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96⟩ Tell me what is accounts payable cycle?

Demonstrate your knowledge of this cycle – the length of time it takes the company to pay its accounts payable – and what the implications of the length of this cycle are for the company, for example cash flow.

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97⟩ Explain me do you have willingness to learn?

The interviewer may ask, “How willing are you to learn and grow in a new work environment?” Or, “Are you willing to learn new accounts payable procedures?” Employers want workers who have necessary skills, but they also want employees who will fit in well with current staff and embrace company culture. By expressing your willingness to learn new financial procedures or new accounting software programs, you show the employer that you are flexible and teachable. You also come across as a team player.

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98⟩ Tell me what is FBT (Fringe Benefit Tax)?

The tax payable on a non-salary benefit provided to an employee or an associate of the employee. The employer is liable to pay any FBT and may choose to recover the FBT amount from the employee.

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99⟩ Explain what do you understand by Intercompany Settlement?

A key functional area of SAP for Utilities that supports cross-company exchange of settlement data based on international standards such as EDI, XML, and Microsoft Excel.

Intercompany data exchange manages data transfer between retailers, distributors, and independent service operators with special regard to the requirements in deregulated markets.

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