Temporary Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

The role

This person will manage daily accounts payable activities including invoice intake, coding, and payment preparation. They will resolve complex exceptions and support month-end close processes.

What you will do

• Manage daily AP priorities including invoice intake, coding, and approval follow-up
• Process and review invoices and Concur expense reports
• Investigate invoice discrepancies, duplicate payments, and vendor disputes
• Review AP aging and support reconciliations and accruals
• Prepare and initiate domestic and international wire and ACH payment runs
• Coordinate vendor onboarding and maintain vendor master data
• Respond to vendor inquiries and support annual 1099 reporting
• Use ERP reports and Excel to identify errors and streamline workflows

Required qualifications

• 5–7+ years of progressive accounts payable or related accounting experience
• Strong understanding of general ledger coding, accruals, reconciliations, and internal controls
• Ability to analyze data, recognize patterns, and solve problems without step-by-step direction
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and lookups
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Hands-on experience with ERP and expense systems
• Excellent organizational skills, written and verbal communication, and attention to detail

Nice to have

• Concur experience
• Carta AP experience

Before you apply

• Preference given to candidates in the New York/New Jersey tri-state area
• Only open to candidates residing in CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ME, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX, & WA

About the company

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