Accounts Payable Specialist - Temporary

Temporary Accounts Payable Specialist

A well-established consumer products organization is seeking a Temporary Accounts Payable Specialist to join its finance team. This position will provide support across daily accounts payable operations, including invoice processing, vendor account maintenance, payment preparation, and month-end accounting activities. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review, process, and accurately record vendor invoices while ensuring proper coding to general ledger accounts and cost centers.
• Manage invoice workflow by coordinating approvals and prioritizing payments based on business requirements.
• Perform invoice verification through 2-way and 3-way matching procedures to ensure accuracy before payment release.
• Review vendor documentation and confirm required tax forms, including W-9 compliance, are received prior to payment.
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, including reconciling vendor statements and addressing account variances.
• Support month-end close activities by assisting with required accounts payable reporting and accounting tasks.
• Analyze expense documentation and ensure transactions are recorded accurately within the appropriate accounts.
• Assist with sales tax-related reporting by reviewing applicable requirements on processed invoices.
• Successfully manage multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy and meeting established deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in accounts payable, accounting operations, or a related finance support role.
• Strong understanding of invoice processing, vendor reconciliation, and general ledger coding.
• Experience with 2-way and 3-way invoice matching preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while effectively managing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience using ERP/accounting systems preferred.
• Prior experience within the consumer packaged goods (CPG), manufacturing, or similar industry environments is a plus.
• Ability to work onsite four days per week in Parsippany, NJ.

Assignment Details:

• Temporary position
• Hybrid schedule: 4 days onsite / 1 day remote
• Immediate opportunity

Pay Range: $28/hr-$30/hr

Benefits

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements.

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