We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a fast-paced accounting team on a Contract basis to provide coverage during a leave of absence. This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable managing a steady invoice workload, maintaining accurate financial records, and coordinating closely with internal partners and vendors. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to daily payables operations, month-end activities, and broader accounting support within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Review, verify, and process a high volume of vendor invoices each week by matching supporting purchasing and receiving documentation before entry.
• Enter invoice details and general ledger coding into the accounting system with a high degree of accuracy, including validation of purchase order and part information.
• Investigate pricing, quantity, and invoice discrepancies and work with vendors, Purchasing, and Receiving teams to bring issues to resolution.
• Monitor outstanding exceptions and document follow-up activity through internal tracking tools such as SharePoint.
• Prepare weekly payment activity, including check runs, vendor disbursements, credit handling, product returns, and employee expense reimbursements.
• Assist with month-end close by supporting reconciliations, accrual entries, clearing account analysis, in-transit inventory review, and credit card reporting.
• Contribute to cycle counts and physical inventory support as needed within the accounting function.
• Help maintain organized accounts payable files, accurate vendor records, and additional accounting documentation for year-end and special projects.
• Provide day-to-day accounting assistance to finance leadership while supporting ongoing operational changes, including ERP-related testing and process updates when needed.