Accounts Payable Specialist

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist for a 12+ Months contract position. Please send your resume along with hourly rate expectation if interested.

Position: Accounts Payable Specialist

Location: Tampa, FL (Onsite: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Duration: 12+ Months

Core Required Skills and Experience:

• Must have attention to detail in their resume (grammar, spelling, formatting, etc.)
• 2-5 years of financial experience with a strong understanding of accounting
• Strong problem solving skills, high attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
• Intermediate proficiency with excel - Pivot tables, V-lookup, etc.
• Support Accounts Payable operations across U.S. systems, processes, and workflows
• Monitor and help prevent duplicate payments; oversee invoice approval tracking and ServiceNow task queues
• Manage quarterly vendor mailing processes and follow up
• Provide system, process, and troubleshooting support to AP end users (internal and external)
• Compile and analyze AP performance metrics and operational dashboards

Description:

• Deliver ad hoc analysis and reporting to support internal customers and AP leadership
• Requires a associate's degree and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of tasks.
• Works under general supervision.
• A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager.

Required Skills:

• 2–5 years of financial experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
• Strong problem solving skills, high attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights for both financial and non financial audiences.
• Needs to be able to analyze data, examine outcomes, identify discrepancies and resolve those discrepancies.

Must see skills in resume:

• Reconciliation
• Electric Invoicing
• Significant AP experience i.e. PeopleSoft
• "The best candidates will have had some AP experience as well as cash reconciliation."

Preferred experience includes:

• Financial Reporting
• People Soft Financials
• Electronic Invoicing
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point