Accounts Payable Specialist

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to provide short-term Contract support for a wholesale distribution organization in Pinellas Park, Florida. In this role, you will help stabilize daily payables operations by handling a high volume of invoice activity with accuracy and urgency. This assignment is expected to last 2-3 months and offers the opportunity to work closely with a small accounting team to keep vendor payments current and organized.

Responsibilities:

• Process a large monthly volume of vendor invoices while maintaining accuracy, timeliness, and proper documentation.
• Review purchase orders, receipts, and invoices to complete three-way matching and resolve exceptions before payment.
• Apply correct account coding to invoices and ensure transactions are entered consistently within the payables workflow.
• Manage payment schedules by tracking invoice due dates, identifying discount opportunities, and supporting timely disbursements.
• Monitor the accounts payable inbox, sort incoming requests, and address invoice discrepancies when clarification is needed.
• Prepare and execute check runs and assist with ACH-related payment activity in accordance with established procedures.
• Support the team by helping clear an existing backlog of payable items and maintaining steady processing throughout the assignment.
• Work collaboratively with a small accounting group while taking over day-to-day AP tasks that were reassigned during an internal role transition.