Accounts Payable Clerk

Accounts Payable Specialist

The Accounts Payable Specialist supports the accounting function by accurately reviewing, processing, and recording high volumes of invoices in an ERP system. This role focuses on ensuring timely and precise payments, resolving invoice issues with internal partners, and maintaining compliance with documentation requirements while contributing to a collaborative, cross-trained team environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Perform electronic check matching and verify payment details prior to processing.
• Enter accounts payable entries into the ERP system, documenting and correcting any errors as needed.
• Communicate proactively with internal partners to address and resolve invoice discrepancies or issues.
• Ensure incoming documentation meets all requirements and is properly supported and recorded.
• Manually process approximately 1,4001,700 invoices per month as part of a total volume of around 6,000 invoices including approvals.
• Identify and prevent duplicate payments by carefully reviewing large volumes of invoices daily.
• Follow established guidelines and cheat sheets to ensure invoices are properly documented and coded.
• Perform other minor accounting functions as needed to support the broader finance team.
• Provide coverage for and fill in for other team members as needed, contributing to a cross-trained shared services environment.

Essential Skills

• 2 or more years of accounts payable or accounting experience preferred; candidates with an associate degree and at least 6 months of relevant experience and strong computer/data entry skills are also considered.
• Demonstrated ability to manually process 1,4001,700 invoices monthly within a high-volume environment.
• Experience with accounts payable, invoice processing, and invoicing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including strong skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with JDE or a similar ERP system preferred.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with internal partners and team members.
• Ability to work as part of a team-oriented environment and support shared responsibilities.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail when reviewing and entering invoice data.
• HS Diploma required; Associate Degree or higher preferred.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a shared services or cross-trained accounting environment is beneficial.
• Comfort working with large data sets and performing repetitive data entry tasks with consistent accuracy.
• Ability to follow detailed process documentation and cheat sheets to ensure proper invoice handling.
• Strong organizational skills to manage high volumes of invoices and meet monthly deadlines.
• Interest in developing broader accounting skills through exposure to minor accounting functions.
• Associate Degree or higher in accounting, finance, business, or a related field preferred.

Work Environment

This is an on-site role, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The position is part of a close-knit team of approximately six people within a shared services environment where team members are cross-trained and support each other to complete monthly duties. The office layout features open-ended cubicles, creating an open office setting that can be noisy due to frequent phone calls. Training takes place in the office and may take up to a week. The organization offers paid time off, a 6% 401(k) contribution, student debt relief assistance, and sick pay, and operates as one of the largest home construction companies in the United States.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Tampa, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $19.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Tampa,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 11, 2026.