One of the most difficult and time-consuming tasks can be reconciling company records of invoices and payments against vendors' statements of outstanding invoices and handling the payment and reconciliation of these statements.
Input vendor invoices to payable system
Classify invoices to the proper G/L account
Request and maintain vendor W-9 information
Maintain vendor master files
Respond to vendor inquiries about payment status
Retrieve copies of payments as necessary
Prepare and file required 1099 forms
Cut checks to vendors based on due dates or client instruction
Reconcile vendor statements to accounts payable ledger
Reporting to organization on detailed aged payables and cash requirements