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Accounts Payable Lead

L5

lhhSpringfield, IL3 days ago

$28/hr

Occupations

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksAccountants and AuditorsTreasurers and Controllers

Industries

Custom Computer Programming ServicesOther Accounting ServicesCorporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices
Accounts Payable Lead - Contract
Location: Remote. Candidates must be available to work West Coast business hours.
Compensation: $28/hr - $33/hrWe are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Lead to join a fast paced corporate accounting team. This position is ideal for someone with strong AP experience who works well independently and on a team, communicates professionally across all levels of an organization, and comfortably navigates changing priorities. The position will be highly hands on and will serve as a knowledgeable resource within Accounts Payable, particularly around Concur administration, vendor activity, corporate card reconciliations, expense reporting, coding, accruals, and troubleshooting. While this is a senior level role, it does not include direct responsibility for leading the AP team.
Responsibilities:
  • Manage daily accounts payable activity including vendor invoices, coding, review, research, and issue resolution
  • Provide administrative support for Concur, including user setup and removal, coding changes, expense categories, system troubleshooting, extracts, updates, and ongoing maintenance
  • Review and approve employee expense reports while resolving submission, coding, or system related issues
  • Reconcile approximately 16 corporate purchasing cards each month and ensure expenses are appropriately coded and recorded
  • Maintain vendor information and assist with vendor related questions, discrepancies, and account reconciliations
  • Support month end accounting activities including accruals, AP reconciliations, and general ledger related research
  • Investigate accounting or system issues and understand how AP activity flows into the general ledger
  • Assist with testing, troubleshooting, and process changes involving the AP functionality within Oracle
  • Partner closely with Procurement and other departments to ensure invoices and expenses are processed accurately
  • Help identify opportunities to improve AP processes, workflows, and system efficiencies
  • Serve as a professional point of contact for employees, vendors, management, and senior level business partners
  • Adapt to evolving processes, responsibilities, and priorities in an environment where procedures may change quickly
Qualifications:
  • 5 or more years of progressive Accounts Payable experience, ideally including senior or lead level responsibilities
  • Strong hands on Concur experience with administrative functionality beyond simply submitting expense reports is required
  • Oracle experience strongly preferred
  • Solid understanding of general ledger coding, accruals, reconciliations, and how AP transactions impact the accounting records
  • Experience reconciling purchasing cards or corporate credit cards
  • Strong vendor management and problem solving skills
  • Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Professional and polished communication skills with the ability to interact comfortably with employees, leadership, and senior business partners
  • Able to shift priorities quickly and remain effective in a changing environment
  • Collaborative, flexible, and willing to assist wherever needed within the AP function Important Role Details
  • This is a hands on senior AP position rather than a people management role
  • This person will support the day to day operation of Concur and should be comfortable handling administrative functions within the system
  • Someone who can independently research problems involving invoices, coding, accruals, systems, and GL activity
  • This role will not be responsible for releasing payments or have access to company bank accounts
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Level

SeniorL5

Salary

$28/hr

Location

Springfield, IL

Occupation

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Industry

Custom Computer Programming Services

Posted

3 days ago

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