Accounts Payable Specialist (Part Time)

Vermont Smoke & Cure is looking for a detail-driven Accounts Payable Specialist to make sure our vendor obligations are accounted for correctly, paid accurately and on time, and handled in line with sound financial controls. Primarily focused on accounts payable, you’ll play a key role in maintaining reliable financial records and supporting month-end and year-end close, particularly AP and related areas like accruals and prepaids. You’ll also serve as flexible support to the accounting team as needed and build strong working relationships with vendors and internal partners. If you take pride in clean books and want to be part of a growing company, we’d love to meet you.

Who We Are

Vermont Smoke & Cure has been handcrafting premium meat snacks in the heart of Vermont since 1962. What started as a small-town smokehouse built on grit and community has grown into a nationally recognized brand, but we've never lost sight of how we got here. We slow-smoke every batch over real maple and hickory hardwood, use clean, simple ingredients, and do things the hard way because we believe that's the right way. In 2020, we joined the Johnsonville family, giving us broader reach while keeping our small, dedicated team right here in our Hinesburg smokehouse. We go all in — on our products, our craft, and our people.

Details

• Location: This job is primarily on site at our facility in Hinesburg, VT
• Schedule: This part-time role is 25–30 hours per week, ideally Monday–Friday, with flexibility on scheduling for the right candidate.
• Compensation: Starting from $25/hour

Key Responsibilities

• Process vendor invoices, expense reports, and payment requests in accordance with company policies
• Verify invoice accuracy, obtain proper approvals, and ensure appropriate documentation
• Manage vendor statement reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Maintain accurate vendor records and W-9 documentation
• Process weekly payment runs and manage payment schedules
• Reconcile and vouch company credit cards
• Respond to vendor inquiries, reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies
• Assist with month-end closing processes related to AP, accruals and prepaids
• Maintain payable files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and generally accepted accounting practices
• Assist with transactional processing, data entry, and general ledger posting.
• Reconcile general ledger balances tied to accounts payable and adjacent areas
• Participate in month-end and year-end closing procedures
• Assist with audit preparations and documentation
• Support special projects and process improvement initiatives
• Maintain organized digital and physical filing systems
• Provide support to accounting team during peak periods or staff absences

Qualifications

• Associate degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience. A bachelor's degree is welcome but not required.
• 2 years of accounting experience, with a focus on AP/AR.
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems.

Skills & Competencies

• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Professional communication and interpersonal skills
• Adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines

Working Conditions

• Part-time position (25-30 hours per week)
• Office environment with standard business hours
• May require occasional additional hours during month-end closing or peak periods

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit, stand or walk for prolonged periods of time
• Regularly required to talk and hear
• Regularly required to visually observe objects up close and at a distance
• Regularly requires hands to handle or feel and finger dexterity
• Occasionally required to reach or bend
• Infrequent light physical effort is required

Mental Demands:

• Regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret complex data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks with constant interruptions.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at a satisfactory level. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The mental and physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.