Accounts Payable Specialist

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Full Time Sacramento CA, West Sacramento, CA, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $63,800.00 To $83,000.00 Annually

WHERE KNOWLEDGE MEETS PURPOSE.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ISN'T A BACK-OFFICE FUNCTION.

Not the way you run it.

Dura Serv is looking for an AP Specialist who brings SOX knowledge, process improvement instincts, and vendor relationship expertise to a function that directly impacts cash flow, compliance, and organizational efficiency.

Dura Serv's accounts payable function touches every vendor relationship, every procurement transaction, and every compliance obligation across nine regions. The AP Specialist in this role doesn't just process invoices — they oversee complex tax processes, lead process improvement and automation initiatives, develop SOPs for the entire team, manage critical vendor relationships, and assist with audits. The knowledge required to do this well is deep, and the consequences of doing it poorly are visible.

You'll work independently with little direction — analyzing workflows, optimizing working capital, resolving long-standing vendor disputes, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring the AP function operates at the standard a PE-backed, multi-region organization demands. This role requires someone who knows their regulatory environment, runs clean reconciliations, and sees process improvement as a professional obligation, not an afterthought.

If your AP knowledge runs deep and your standards run higher — this is the environment that rewards both.

The Compliance & Controls

• Oversee complex tax-related processes and coordinate with internal and external auditors to ensure regulatory compliance — SOX regulations, 1099 tax reporting, sales tax, and related obligations are your working environment
• Implement and enforce strong internal controls, identify gaps, and recommend or lead the adoption of new systems and procedures that enhance accuracy and compliance across the department
• Develop and maintain SOPs for the entire AP team — your documentation creates the standard others operate to

The Financial Operations

• Analyze accounts payable data to assist management in cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning — and implement strategies to optimize working capital and liquidity
• Perform complex reconciliations of accounts payable ledgers, identify cost-saving opportunities, monitor spending, and support closing procedures and audits
• Receive new vendor requests, verify ACH banking information, set up new vendor accounts, complete credit applications, and provide W-9 and tax-exempt certificates with accuracy and efficiency
• Reconcile monthly vendor account statements, research discrepancies, and provide timely resolution internally and to vendors

The Relationships & Improvement

• Manage critical vendor relationships — negotiating payment terms, pursuing early payment discounts, and resolving significant long-standing disputes while maintaining strong supplier trust
• Respond to vendor inquiries on AP processes, account and payment status, invoice discrepancies, credits, sales tax issues, and banking information with professionalism and accuracy
• Lead the implementation of process improvements and automation technologies within the AP department — you analyze current workflows for bottlenecks and drive the solutions, not just flag the problems
• Assist with training and mentoring junior staff, and collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, finance managers, and external auditors to streamline the…