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Robert Half
Accounts Payable Specialist
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What they do
An Accounts Payable or Receivable Clerk keeps records of accounts and financial transactions, with specific responsibility for Accounts Payable/Receivable. Works for a business or bookkeeping service. Provides information for financial and tax reports completed by an accountant.
$50,908 / year median in Washington
-7% projected decline
Job Description
Description We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a growing finance team in Seattle, Washington in a contract capacity with the potential to become permanent. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure to high-volume payables work, improving day-to-day efficiency, and partnering across departments to keep financial operations moving smoothly. The role is fully onsite and offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of a stronger accounts payable function while supporting vendor payments, reconciliations, and credit card activity.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the full accounts payable cycle from invoice receipt through payment, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and proper documentation.
- Review and assign general ledger coding for invoices, expense items, and vendor charges in line with company policies.
- Process a high weekly volume of payables while maintaining strong attention to detail and meeting internal deadlines.
- Support vendor payment activity, including ACH transactions and coordination of credit card-related expenses.
- Reconcile statements, payment records, and account activity to identify discrepancies and resolve issues promptly.
- Work within systems such as Tipalti and Ramp to administer invoice workflows, payment processing, and related records.
- Partner with accounting and cross-functional teams to improve procedures, streamline approvals, and strengthen workflow consistency.
- Assist in organizing and shaping accounts payable processes as the team expands and formalizes its operating structure. Requirements
- 2+ years of accounts payable experience with hands-on involvement in end-to-end AP processing.
- Proven ability to code invoices accurately and manage account coding in a high-volume environment.
- Experience processing electronic payments, including ACH transactions.
- Working knowledge of Tipalti, Ramp, or a comparable accounts payable automation platform.
- Strong Excel skills, including the use of VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and similar spreadsheet functions.
- Ability to handle 200 or more transactions per week while maintaining accuracy and organization.
- Comfortable collaborating with multiple departments and communicating professionally with vendors and internal stakeholders.