Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a collaborative accounting team in Columbus, Ohio. This contract position with permanent potential is fully onsite and offers the opportunity to support multiple business divisions while managing a high-volume invoice workflow. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and a proactive approach to keeping approvals and payments on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the weekly processing of approximately 200 to 250 invoices, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely entry for payment.

• Coordinate invoice approvals by routing non-PO invoices to the appropriate stakeholders and advancing PO-backed invoices through the payment process.

• Respond to payment and invoice-related questions by researching discrepancies and providing clear follow-up to internal teams and vendors.

• Prepare documentation for the weekly check run and organize invoices for final review before payments are released.

• Maintain accurate account coding across invoices and support consistent adherence to accounts payable procedures.

• Assist with ACH-related payment activities and help ensure transactions are processed correctly within established timelines.

• Contribute to additional accounting tasks over time, including journal entry support, expense report processing, and account reconciliations.

• Work across the plastic, steel, and lawn and garden divisions to support day-to-day accounts payable operations effectively.• Previous experience in accounts payable with responsibility for invoice review, coding, and payment processing.

• Ability to manage a high-volume workload while maintaining strong accuracy and organization.

• Working knowledge of account coding, invoice processing, and weekly check run procedures.

• Experience researching invoice issues and following through to obtain needed approvals in a timely manner.

• Familiarity with ACH payments and general accounts payable controls.

• Exposure to account reconciliations and journal entry support is preferred.

• Experience with Sage 100 is a plus.

• Strong critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and willingness to learn in a fully onsite environment.