AP Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

** Accounts Payable Specialist **

** Experience: ** 2–3+ years
** Schedule: ** Full-time, onsite
** Industry: ** Manufacturing
** Job Type: ** Contract, 3-4 months

** About the Role **

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist to join a manufacturing organization and support a high-volume AP environment. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on Accounts Payable experience, SAP knowledge, and a solid understanding of the Procure-to-Pay process.

This is a fast-paced role where the successful candidate will need to hit the ground running, work through an existing invoice backlog, and accurately process a high volume of invoices.

** Key Responsibilities **

• Process and validate a high volume of Accounts Payable invoices.
• Process approximately 1,500 invoices per month.
• Validate a minimum of 50 invoices per day.
• Review invoices and ensure accuracy before posting into the accounting system.
• Perform 3-way matching and resolve discrepancies as needed.
• Manage and maintain the AP inbox, ensuring invoices are cleared and properly routed for processing.
• Utilize AI-enabled software as part of the invoice payment process.
• Export invoice information into SAP for processing.
• Initially focus on invoice validation before progressing into invoice posting within SAP.
• Work through the existing AP backlog while maintaining accurate and timely processing.
• Follow established Procure-to-Pay procedures and controls.
• Collaborate with the AP team and internal business partners to resolve invoice and payment issues.

** Qualifications **

• 2–3+ years of hands-on Accounts Payable experience required.
• SAP experience is required.
• Strong understanding of the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process.
• Experience with 3-way matching.
• Ability to process and validate 50+ invoices per day.
• Strong understanding of the full Accounts Payable process.
• Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including:
• * Pivot Tables
  • XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP
  • Data analysis
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume workload.