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Accounts Payable Specialist
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Robert Half
Los Angeles, CA (In Person)
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Description We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a high-volume finance team in Los Angeles, California within the financial services industry. This Contract position will focus on helping clear a substantial invoice and payment workload while maintaining accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across accounts payable activities. The role is well suited to someone who performs well under tight deadlines, enjoys working with large transaction volumes, and can collaborate effectively with internal partners in a fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a heavy flow of invoices and payment submissions, ensuring each item is reviewed and entered accurately for processing.
- Handle expense-related accounts payable activities for both management company and fund operations in accordance with established procedures.
- Verify account coding, payment details, and supporting documentation to maintain compliance and reduce processing errors.
- Work closely with internal teams to investigate and resolve invoice issues, payment exceptions, and outstanding discrepancies.
- Contribute to reducing aged backlog items while supporting daily accounts payable operations and service levels.
- Assist with ACH payments, check runs, and other disbursement activities to help ensure funds are released on schedule.
- Maintain organized records of transactions and support audit-ready documentation for accounts payable workflows. Requirements
- Prior experience in accounts payable within financial services or another high-volume corporate finance environment is preferred.
- Recent accounting graduates with strong technical ability, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn are also encouraged to apply.
- Hands-on knowledge of invoice processing, account coding, and payment workflows.
- Familiarity with ACH transactions and check run support.
- Ability to manage large workloads efficiently while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills for working through payment and invoice discrepancies with internal stakeholders.
- High level of accuracy, organization, and commitment to compliance in transaction processing.