Accounts Payable Specialist

Client: Logistics
Role: Accounts Payable Specialist
New York City, NY (Queens area)
Fully Onsite
Salary Range: $65,000-$85,000

Position Summary
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to join our finance team. This role is responsible for managing a high volume of supplier invoices and payment processing activities within a predominantly manual accounts payable environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong ownership, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced AP professional who thrives in a fast-paced setting, enjoys problem-solving, and can effectively prioritize competing demands.

Key Responsibilities

• Process high volumes of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently within established timelines.
• Perform manual invoice matching, coding, validation, and data entry.
• Manage end-to-end accounts payable processes from invoice receipt through payment.
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing variances, and supplier queries.
• Reconcile supplier statements and proactively identify outstanding issues.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to obtain approvals and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and process weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, financial controls, and approval authorities.
• Maintain accurate vendor records and supporting documentation.
• Monitor AP inboxes and respond to supplier enquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Assist with month-end close activities, including accruals, reconciliations, and reporting requirements.
• Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements to enhance accuracy and productivity.
• Take ownership of assigned workload and independently manage priorities to ensure service levels are maintained.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• 3 years of Accounts Payable experience in a high-volume environment.
• Proven experience working within manual or semi-automated AP processes.
• Strong understanding of invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, and payment cycles.
• Excellent attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and make sound decisions within defined guidelines.
• Strong problem-solving and investigative skills.
• Effective time management and prioritization abilities.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to remain calm and organized while managing large workloads and tight deadlines.
  

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).