Accounts Payable Specialist

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to support a retail organization in Birmingham, Alabama through a Contract position through the end of the year. This role focuses on maintaining accurate payment processing, reviewing invoice details, and helping ensure vendor obligations are handled in a timely and organized manner. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, confidence working with financial records, and the ability to manage high-volume payable activity with consistency.

Responsibilities:

• Process vendor invoices accurately and ensure charges are assigned to the correct accounts.
• Review billing documents for completeness, resolve discrepancies, and prepare items for payment approval.
• Execute ACH payments and assist with scheduled check runs to support timely disbursements.
• Maintain organized accounts payable records and update payment activity within financial tracking systems.
• Communicate with vendors and internal teams to address invoice questions, payment status requests, and account issues.
• Monitor payable deadlines to help keep transactions current and reduce delays in processing.
• Experience handling full-cycle accounts payable tasks in a detail-focused business environment.
• Working knowledge of invoice coding and account allocation practices.
• Familiarity with ACH transactions and check payment processing.
• Ability to review financial documents carefully and identify errors or inconsistencies.
• Strong organizational skills with the capacity to manage multiple invoices and deadlines.
• Proficiency using accounting software and standard office applications.