Accounts Payable Clerk

Description

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a growing finance team in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This role supports daily payables operations in a large, fast-paced organization and is ideal for someone who brings strong process discipline, sound judgment, and a service-oriented approach. The position offers the opportunity to work closely with internal branch teams and offshore partners while helping maintain accurate, timely, and compliant payment activity.

Responsibilities:

- Process invoices, code expenses accurately, and ensure transactions move through the payables cycle in a timely manner.

- Review purchase orders, receipts, and invoices to complete three-way matching and resolve discrepancies before payment is issued.

- Coordinate with branch contacts, vendors, and offshore support teams to research issues, answer questions, and keep workflows moving efficiently.

- Support vendor setup and maintenance by collecting required documentation, validating information, and helping safeguard master data accuracy.

- Assist with payment activities, including check runs and other disbursement tasks, while following internal controls and approval requirements.

- Apply established procedures consistently and escalate exceptions when needed to support compliance and operational accuracy.

- Work across multiple business systems and learn new tools as needed to manage invoice processing and related payables tasks.

- Contribute to process reliability during organizational change by providing dependable day-to-day support for accounts payable operations.

Requirements - At least 3 years of hands-on accounts payable experience in a structured business environment.

- Working knowledge of three-way match procedures and invoice coding practices.

- Experience handling invoice processing, payment support, and check run activities.

- Ability to follow standard operating procedures and maintain strong attention to detail.

- Comfortable collaborating with both internal stakeholders and offshore support resources.

- Strong communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with vendors and branch partners.

- Exposure to vendor maintenance or vendor onboarding processes is preferred.

- Experience in a larger company setting and the ability to adapt to multiple ERP or financial systems is a plus.

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