Accounts Payable Specialist

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a team in a contract position with permanent potential. This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys detail-oriented financial support work and can help maintain smooth daily accounts payable operations in an onsite environment. The person in this role will provide interim support to the department by managing incoming documents, assisting with payment processing, and keeping invoice activity organized and accurate.

Responsibilities:
• Receive and sort incoming mail related to vendor invoices, payments, and financial documentation.
• Scan, upload, and organize accounts payable records so documents are easy to access and track.
• Review invoices for proper account coding and enter payment details into the system with accuracy.
• Support payment processing activities, including ACH transactions and check run preparation.
• Help maintain orderly accounts payable workflows by ensuring invoices move through approval and processing steps on time.
• Work closely with a five-person team to address day-to-day payable tasks and keep workloads on schedule.
• Use Great Plains to record invoice information, update payment activity, and maintain accurate financial data.
• Assist with other entry-level accounting support duties as needed to help the department during a staffing transition.• Experience supporting accounts payable functions, including invoice handling and payment processing.
• Ability to code invoices and assign charges to the appropriate accounts accurately.
• Familiarity with ACH payments and check run procedures.
• Proficiency using accounting or ERP software; experience with Great Plains is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage repetitive transactional work with accuracy.
• Comfortable working onsite in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.
• Ability to organize mail, scan documents, and maintain orderly financial records in a fast-paced setting.