Robert Half is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a team in NE Portland, Oregon for a Contract position supporting day-to-day payment operations during a leave coverage period. This onsite opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-volume environment and can keep invoice workflows accurate, timely, and organized across multiple locations. The role offers the chance to work closely with accounting leadership while contributing dependable support to essential AP processes.
Responsibilities:
- Process a large volume of accounts payable transactions from receipt through final payment with a strong focus on accuracy and timeliness.
- Review and assign proper general ledger coding to invoices while ensuring supporting documentation is complete and compliant with internal procedures.
- Match invoices to purchase records or related backup, investigate discrepancies, and resolve issues to keep payments moving efficiently.
- Reconcile vendor statements and outstanding items, following up on variances or missing information as needed.
- Coordinate payment activity, including ACH transactions and check runs, in accordance with established schedules and approvals.
- Provide accounts payable support for six operating locations, maintaining consistency in processing and communication across sites.
- Use Excel and workflow tools to track invoice status, organize records, and monitor outstanding items.
- Work closely with the Controller and internal stakeholders to help maintain smooth AP operations in a fast-paced onsite setting.
- At least 2 years of experience in full-cycle accounts payable, preferably in a high-volume processing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to handle invoice coding, payment processing, reconciliations, and issue resolution with minimal supervision.
- Working knowledge of ACH payments and check run procedures within an accounts payable function.
- Intermediate Excel skills, including the ability to manage and review data efficiently.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize a substantial workload while meeting deadlines.
- Experience with FileMaker or a comparable invoice workflow or accounting system is preferred.
- Comfortable working onsite in Portland, Oregon and collaborating with multiple internal locations.