Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist
Location: Memphis, TN | Onsite four days per week with one remote day; the remote day may change based on month-end requirements
Overview
We are seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist with hands-on SAP experience and a strong background supporting AP operations in a manufacturing environment. This role focuses on investigating invoice-processing exceptions, matching vendor invoices against received goods, coordinating resolutions across multiple departments, and improving procure-to-pay processes. The position requires strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and the ability to take ownership of complex issues through resolution.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate invoice-processing exceptions within an automated accounts payable system and identify their root causes.
- Match vendor invoices against goods received and resolve discrepancies that may vary significantly in complexity.
- Manage exceptions from initial identification through closure, including follow-up, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
- Partner with Purchasing, Receiving, Operations, Finance, Accounting, and IT teams to resolve invoice-processing issues.
- Escalate unresolved matters appropriately while considering operational needs and financial controls.
- Analyze recurring exception trends and recommend improvements that reduce manual intervention.
- Collaborate with business partners to improve master data quality.
- Support the development and maintenance of procedures, documentation, and training materials related to exception management.
- Influence outcomes and promote accountability across teams without direct reporting authority.
- Manage multiple issues simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
Required Qualifications
- Accounts Payable experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience using SAP for Accounts Payable processes.
- Strong understanding of procure-to-pay processes.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience investigating and resolving vendor invoice, receiving, and payment-processing discrepancies.
- Ability to communicate professionally with stakeholders across Operations, Purchasing, Receiving, Finance, Accounting, and IT.
- Strong problem-solving, follow-through, organization, and attention to detail.
- Availability to work Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
- Ability to work onsite in Memphis four days per week.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate degree.
- Experience with automated Accounts Payable processing systems and workflow tools.
- Knowledge of automated approval workflows, exception management, and process automation.
- Experience supporting SAP FICO and Accounts Payable functions.
- Experience in a manufacturing or distribution-center environment.
- Advanced Excel proficiency and experience with reporting tools.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a resume for confidential consideration.