Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Peak Performers is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to support accounts payable operations for a state agency in Santa Fe, NM. In this onsite role, you’ll process invoices, coordinate payments, and maintain financial records with direct training from a small, collaborative team. This temporary opportunity offers the potential to transition into a permanent, full-time position.

The T eam You Will Be Joining

Join a small accounts payable team supporting a New Mexico state agency. Based onsite in Santa Fe, this position also supports the Socorro and Albuquerque locations. You will report to the Accounts Payable Supervisor and receive direct training from the supervisor and a fellow team member.

What You Will Do

• Review invoices, purchase orders, and supporting documents for accuracy and compliance.

• Verify financial coding, required approvals, and available funds before processing payments.

• Process invoices, vouchers, and inter-agency payments through the SHARE financial system.

• Resolve billing discrepancies and missing documentation with vendors, purchasing, and finance staff.

• Reconcile payment records, purchase orders, and expenditures.

• Monitor purchase order balances to prevent overpayments and unauthorized spending.

• Track outstanding invoices, pending payments, and items requiring follow-up.

• Maintain organized financial records and prepare routine payment reports.

• Support audits, financial reviews, and fiscal year-end activities.

• Follow agency procedures, records retention requirements, and internal financial controls.

Exciting Opportunity Details

• Rate: $31/hour
• Contract: ASAP till December 31, 2026
• Worksite Location: Santa Fe, NM
• Work Setting: Onsite in a shared office space.
• Other Key Details: Direct training provided, with potential for conversion to a permanent, full-time position.

What We Are Looking For

• Prior experience working in state government.
• Experience using the state’s SHARE financial system for accounts payable transactions.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks, spreadsheet logging, and data entry.
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing invoices, reconciling financial records, and checking financial coding and supporting documentation.
• Ability to resolve payment discrepancies with vendors, purchasing, and finance staff while following agency procedures and internal controls.

The Peak Performers Difference

• Qualified applicants with chronic medical conditions and/or disabilities receive priority placement.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage available from the first day of the month following 60 days of employment.
• Our employees may participate in a 403(b)-retirement plan.
• We pay weekly through direct deposit.
• In business since 1994 and thousands of job placements.
  
  

Applicants for employment with Peak Performers must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship for a visa now or in the future.

Peak Performers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Peak Performers does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

Custom Job ID: 27-NM-AL3025
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