Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable SpecialistOur client, Kinder's is looking to fill an Accounts Payable Specialist position.About The Role:The Accounts Payable Specialist supports the Accounting team through the execution of accounts payable activities, vendor account management, and cross-functional support within the AP function. You should be analytical and precise, but able to operate in ambiguity and adapt quickly in a fast-paced, evolving environment.What You'll Do:Manage the full accounts payable lifecycle from invoice receipt through payment, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing.Review, verify, code, and process invoices according to company policies and accounting standards.Match invoices to purchase orders, receipts and supporting documentation, ensuring proper GL coding.Prepare batch check runs, wire transfers, and ACH payments.Serve as the primary point of contact for vendors regarding invoice status, payment inquiries, discrepancies, shortages and account-related concerns.Build and maintain positive vendor relationships by ensuring accounts remain current and resolving payment issues promptly.Research, investigate, and resolve invoice, receiving, pricing and payment discrepancies while coordinating with internal business partners.Reconcile vendor statements and account balances, ensuring outstanding issues are resolved in a timely manner.Support month-end and year-end close activities, accruals, reconciliations, audits, sales tax reporting, and 1099 compliance.Your Background:5+ years of Accounts Payable experience required.Experience working in high-volume, fast-paced environments.Experience with invoice processing, purchase order matching, vendor payments, reconciliations and month-end close activities.Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and LOOKUPs.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Experience with ERP systems, SAP a plus.About Kinder's:What's it like to work at Kinder's? Well, there's a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there's also plenty of hard work. Because we don't just like flavor, we're obsessed with it.With over 100 products sold nationwide, we're now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We're not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you're looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work... this is it! Every day, you'll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.