Accounts Payable Specialist

GHJIrvine, CaliforniaOn-siteContractListed 1 hour ago

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About this role

GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.

Key Responsibilities

- Process full-cycle accounts payable, including reviewing, coding, and entering vendor invoices

- Process vendor payments via checks, ACH, and other approved methods

- Reconcile vendor statements and research invoice, credit, and payment discrepancies

- Proactively manage AP exceptions and resolve outstanding issues

- Maintain vendor records, W-9s, and payment documentation

- Review invoices against purchase orders, contracts, and approval requirements

- Partner with Operations and Project Managers to resolve invoice and payment questions

- Assist with month-end close, account reconciliations, and AP reporting

- Monitor outstanding invoices and payment schedules to ensure timely payments

- Support audits and identify duplicate payments, process gaps, and opportunities for greater efficiency

Qualifications

- 3–5 years of accounts payable experience preferred

- Strong full-cycle AP experience, including invoice processing, vendor reconciliations, and payments

- Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains experience required

- Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and PivotTables

- Experience working with ERP/accounting systems; CRM exposure is a plus

- Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field is a plus

- Strong attention to detail and ability to research and resolve discrepancies

- Solid communication skills with a personable, collaborative approach

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Why Join?

- Contract-to-hire opportunity with potential for a long-term position

- Join a newly restructured accounting department with an opportunity to help strengthen AP processes

- Collaborative seven-person team with direct exposure to the Controller

- Opportunity to work cross-functionally with project and operations teams