Job Description

Accounts Payable Specialist 

Job Description
We’re seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a fast-paced, growth-oriented company. This role is a key part of the finance team, responsible for ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments, maintaining compliance with company policies, and supporting cross-departmental operations.

 
Responsibilities

• Receive, process, and pay vendor invoices accurately and on time
• Partner with Purchasing and Warehouse teams to resolve 3-way match issues
• Provide support to employees on payables issues, purchase order creation, and general AP questions
• Serve as the point of contact for vendor inquiries to maintain strong relationships
• Assist in creating workflows and improving AP systems and processes
• Ensure bills are properly approved in accordance with policy prior to payment
• Manage vendor onboarding to P2P system and validate banking information
• Ensure bills and transactions are coded correctly
• Record AP entries during month-end close (accruals, invoice transactions, etc.)
• Prepare and deliver ad hoc reports for internal stakeholders

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or a related field
• 3+ years of Accounts Payable experience, including 3-way match processes required
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities
• Familiarity with large-scale P2P and ERP systems; NetSuite experience strongly preferred
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (vlookups/xlookups, sumifs, pivot tables)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience in manufacturing and/or distribution industries preferred

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer 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 federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

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

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. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also 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.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here .
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here .
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here .
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here .
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here .

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;
• 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.

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