Accounts Payable Specialist

Description We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist to provide immediate support to a busy finance team in South Carolina. This Contract position is ideal for an experienced, detail-oriented candidate who can quickly assume ownership of core payables activities with minimal training. The role focuses on maintaining accurate payment processing, strengthening vendor support, and helping ensure consistent day-to-day AP operations.

Responsibilities:

- Enter and review vendor invoices with accuracy, ensuring proper coding and timely processing.

- Execute payment activities, including ACH transactions, wire transfers, check requests, and scheduled check runs.

- Process employee expense submissions and verify supporting documentation for compliance and accuracy.

- Reconcile corporate card activity, monitor unreconciled charges, and follow up on outstanding employee expenses.

- Prepare accounts payable accruals and post related journal entries to support accurate financial reporting.

- Administer Positive Pay procedures and help safeguard payment activity through careful exception handling.

- Serve as a key point of contact for vendor inquiries, resolving payment issues and maintaining strong supplier records.

- Provide dependable accounts payable coverage by stepping into daily operations quickly and helping stabilize department workload. Requirements - 10+ years of hands-on Accounts Payable experience in a fast-paced business environment.

- Strong background in invoice coding, account coding, and high-volume invoice processing.

- Practical experience handling ACH payments, wire transfers, check requests, and check runs.

- Proven ability to process expense reports and manage corporate credit card reconciliations.

- Experience preparing AP accruals and journal entries with a strong understanding of financial accuracy.

- Familiarity with Positive Pay and vendor account management best practices.

- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks effectively, and contribute with minimal ramp-up time.

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