Accounts Payable Specialist

80Twenty is a boutique marketing recruitment agency that connects high-growth companies with exceptional candidates. Accounts Payable Specialist (Contract, Contract-to-hire) Our client is a leading independent record label, distribution, and publishing company based in San Francisco, built to champion independent artists and known for redefining how music is discovered, distributed, and scaled worldwide. The team is hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist, onsite at their downtown San Francisco HQ, on a contract basis (Monday through Thursday). Reporting to the AP Manager, this role joins a close-knit AP team of four and plays a key part in keeping a high-volume, fast-moving invoice process running smoothly. Responsibilities Process vendor invoices within the company's internal system (invoices are logged there first, then synced into Bill.com), managing a steady, high volume, up to several hundred invoices in the queue at a time Prioritize invoices by urgency, working net-30 and past-due items first and keeping overdue items from stacking up Perform compliance checks on invoices submitted by project managers, who own the direct relationships with vendors and artists Prepare journal entries and accruals, and support month-end close activities Catch coding, entity, and currency errors before anything moves up to leadership Support processing of invoices from international vendors, including attention to W-8/W-9 documentation and multi-currency amounts (GBP, EUR, etc.) Assist the AP Manager with 1099 preparation as needed Pitch in wherever volume spikes, sharing the load across the team during high-volume weeks Qualifications Full-cycle AP experience: invoice processing, journal entries, accruals Strong attention to detail, comfortable working in a manual, detail-heavy entry process rather than a fully automated one Experience with Bill.com, NetSuite, or Expensify (Brex experience a plus) Comfortable with high, steady invoice volume in a fast-paced environment Detail-oriented and organized, with a foundational understanding of accounting fundamentals Comfortable in an in-office, collaborative environment, four days a week No PO-matching experience required, this is an invoice-first workflow Experience with international vendors or foreign currency invoices is a plus, not required Bonus Skills Background in music, entertainment, media or other creative environments is a plus but not required. What matters most is a collaborative mindset - someone coachable, easygoing under pressure, and able to pivot quickly and gracefully when priorities shift on short notice, which happens often in a creative, artist-driven business. 80Twenty