Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a growing finance team in Seattle, Washington in a contract capacity with the potential to become permanent. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure to high-volume payables work, improving day-to-day efficiency, and partnering across departments to keep financial operations moving smoothly. The role is fully onsite and offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of a stronger accounts payable function while supporting vendor payments, reconciliations, and credit card activity.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the full accounts payable cycle from invoice receipt through payment, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and proper documentation.

• Review and assign general ledger coding for invoices, expense items, and vendor charges in line with company policies.

• Process a high weekly volume of payables while maintaining strong attention to detail and meeting internal deadlines.

• Support vendor payment activity, including ACH transactions and coordination of credit card-related expenses.

• Reconcile statements, payment records, and account activity to identify discrepancies and resolve issues promptly.

• Work within systems such as Tipalti and Ramp to administer invoice workflows, payment processing, and related records.

• Partner with accounting and cross-functional teams to improve procedures, streamline approvals, and strengthen workflow consistency.

• Assist in organizing and shaping accounts payable processes as the team expands and formalizes its operating structure.

• 2+ years of accounts payable experience with hands-on involvement in end-to-end AP processing.
• Proven ability to code invoices accurately and manage account coding in a high-volume environment.
• Experience processing electronic payments, including ACH transactions.
• Working knowledge of Tipalti, Ramp, or a comparable accounts payable automation platform.
• Strong Excel skills, including the use of VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and similar spreadsheet functions.
• Ability to handle 200 or more transactions per week while maintaining accuracy and organization.
• Comfortable collaborating with multiple departments and communicating professionally with vendors and internal stakeholders.