Accounts Payable Analyst

Job Title: Accounts Payable Analyst Job Description
The Accounts Payable Analyst processes timely and accurate vendor payments in a high-volume environment while ensuring strict compliance with company policies, internal controls, and payment terms. This role manages end-to-end invoice processing, supports period-end close activities, and partners closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and enhance payment efficiency.
Responsibilities

• Process timely and accurate vendor payments in a high-volume environment while adhering to company policies and agreed payment terms.
• Review, verify, and enter vendor invoices, ensuring appropriate approvals, accurate coding, and complete supporting documentation.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and SOX requirements related to accounts payable processes.
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing issues, receiving variances, and vendor inquiries in a proactive and professional manner.
• Maintain vendor master data by setting up new vendors and updating existing vendor records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
• Reconcile vendor statements and proactively resolve outstanding balances and aged items to keep accounts current.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, including preparing accrual journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and analyzing open liabilities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned vendors and internal customers regarding invoice status, payment inquiries, and issue resolution.
• Monitor accounts payable aging reports and identify opportunities to improve payment processing efficiency and cash management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment to support accurate and efficient purchasing and payment processes.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 3+ years of accounts payable experience.
• Proven experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, audit support, and SOX compliance.
• Experience using ERP systems, preferably SAP and Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, or similar accounting software.
• Strong Excel skills for data analysis, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Ability to manage high-volume invoice processing with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong problem-solving skills to investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies and vendor issues.
• Effective communication skills to serve as a primary point of contact for vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of internal controls related to accounts payable and vendor master data management.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting audit requests related to accounts payable and SOX controls.
• Familiarity with cash management concepts and strategies to improve payment processing efficiency.
• Comfort working with multiple systems and tools in a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and a proactive approach to resolving aged items and outstanding balances.

Work Environment
This role is fully onsite in a manufacturing-related setting located in Twinsburg. The Accounts Payable Analyst works in an office environment within a production-oriented facility and collaborates closely with both local onsite teams and remote leadership. The position relies heavily on ERP systems such as SAP or Microsoft Dynamics Business Central and requires frequent use of Excel for reporting, reconciliations, and analysis. The work involves managing a high volume of invoices and vendor interactions during standard business hours, particularly around monthly, quarterly, and year-end close cycles when workload may increase. Professional office attire is expected, with appropriate consideration for working within a manufacturing facility environment.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Twinsburg, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $29.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Twinsburg,OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 10, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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