Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a growing team in Alabama. This contract opportunity with permanent potential is ideal for someone who enjoys high-volume invoice processing, accurate payment support, and working in a collaborative accounting environment.

Responsibilities:

• Process a steady flow of vendor invoices with a high level of accuracy and attention to coding details.

• Support weekly payment cycles by preparing items for check and electronic disbursement runs.

• Review purchase orders and create vouchers in the system to ensure transactions are properly recorded.

• Perform two-way and three-way matching to confirm invoices align with purchase orders and receiving documentation.

• Enter and maintain vendor-related purchasing information needed for invoice and payment processing.

• Prior accounts payable experience with responsibility for invoice entry and payment processing.
• Ability to code invoices correctly and work confidently with purchase orders and vouchers.
• Experience completing two-way and three-way match procedures in an accounting environment.
• Familiarity with check runs and ACH or other electronic payment processes.
• Background working in a mid-size or large company setting with structured AP workflows.
• Basic Excel skills for tracking, reviewing, and organizing payment data.
• Exposure to enterprise accounting or ERP systems; experience with AP platforms is helpful but not required.