Sr. AP Specialist- Defense

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist / AP Lead

This role is a senior individual contributor within Accounts Payable, responsible for ensuring AP operations are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready in a Government Contracting (Gov Con) environment. The Senior AP Specialist serves as the AP subject-matter expert for FAR allowability, DCAA compliance, and complex invoice review, while supporting month-end close and audit activities. This includes daily compliance monitoring, approval hierarchy integrity, reconciliation to payroll and the general ledger, and audit readiness for time and labor data.

The position supports month-end close and both AP and timekeeping audit activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently review and process vendor and subcontractor invoices
• Apply FAR 31 cost principles and determine allowable vs. unallowable costs
• Ensure proper coding to direct, indirect, and unallowable accounts
• Perform and oversee 3-way matching where applicable
• Resolve complex invoice discrepancies and vendor issues
• Support month-end close and AP reconciliations
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and support DCAA and external audits
• Serve as the accountable owner of company-wide timekeeping compliance and system control owner for timekeeping governance
• Monitor daily time entry compliance, including verification of hours logged and confirmation that no timecards remain open
• Reconcile timekeeping system data to payroll and general ledger records, investigating and resolving variances
• Deliver new-hire timekeeping onboarding and periodic supervisor/employee retraining
• Maintain documented standard operating procedures and compliance scorecards/KPI reporting for timekeeping

Required Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of Accounts Payable experience preferred
• Direct Gov Con experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of FAR cost principles and DCAA expectations preferred
• Experience supporting audits in a regulated environment
• ERP/accounting system experience (Costpoint, QBO, Net Suite, Workday, or similar)
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Strong Excel skills
• High attention to detail and comfort owning compliance deadlines with executive visibility

Role Level Justification

• Market-aligned Senior AP Specialist / AP Lead role
• Individual contributor (no direct people management)
• Requires independent judgment and compliance expertise
• Priced appropriately for Dallas Gov Con market

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $85,000 USD

At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401K with Matching
• Flexible Time Off
• Corporate Fitness Program
• A variety of voluntary benefits such as;
  Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more

At Blue Yonder, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.