Accounts Payable Processor

Job Title:

Accounts Payable Processor

Job Description

This role focuses on processing a high volume of vendor invoices with accuracy and efficiency, ensuring proper matching, coding, and approvals while maintaining reliable accounts payable records. The Accounts Payable Processor supports key financial activities such as vendor reconciliations, payment runs, and month-end close, and offers the potential to transition into a permanent opportunity based on performance.

Responsibilities

+ Process a high volume of vendor invoices accurately and efficiently within established timelines.

+ Perform 2-way and 3-way matching of invoices, purchase orders, and receiving documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy.

+ Review invoices for proper general ledger coding, required approvals, and supporting documentation prior to payment.

+ Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and payment issues in a timely and professional manner.

+ Maintain accurate and up-to-date accounts payable records for all vendors.

+ Assist with vendor reconciliations to ensure statements align with internal records.

+ Support payment runs by preparing and reviewing invoices scheduled for payment.

+ Assist with month-end close activities related to accounts payable.

+ Collaborate with team members to handle a shared workload of approximately 20,000 invoices per month across the team.

Essential Skills

+ Demonstrated experience in accounts payable and invoice processing.

+ Proven ability to handle high-volume AP processing, contributing to a team that processes approximately 20,000 invoices per month.

+ Experience performing 2-way and 3-way matching of invoices, purchase orders, and receiving documentation.

+ Strong attention to detail and accuracy in reviewing invoice coding, approvals, and documentation.

+ Ability to research and resolve invoice discrepancies and payment issues.

+ Experience maintaining accurate accounts payable records.

+ Familiarity with Sage or similar accounting software.

+ Strong organizational and time management skills to manage large volumes of invoices.

+ Effective communication skills for working with vendors and internal stakeholders.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-volume accounts payable environment.

+ Ability to collaborate within a team setting to share and manage workload.

+ Willingness to learn and adapt to existing AP processes and systems.

+ Interest in a role that may transition into a permanent opportunity based on performance.

Work Environment

The position is based in a standard office and cubicle environment, working with accounting software such as Sage and typical office technology. The role involves collaborating with a team of accounts payable professionals who collectively process a high volume of invoices each month. Standard office hours are expected, with a professional, business-appropriate dress code in a structured and organized setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Bloomfield, CT.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $27.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions…