Accounts Payable Specialist
Location: St. Louis, MO (onsite Mon-Fri)
Type: Contract-to-hire
Experience: 4+ Years
Position Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to join the Accounts Payable Vendor Team. This individual will play a critical role in maintaining vendor master data by processing new vendor registrations and vendor change requests while ensuring compliance with company policies and SOX requirements. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail, and experience reviewing and validating data in a high-volume environment. Prior vendor master or vendor maintenance experience is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Process a high volume of new vendor setups, vendor modifications, and vendor maintenance requests.
- Review, analyze, and verify vendor information for accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure all vendor records comply with company policies, internal controls, and SOX requirements.
- Investigate discrepancies and resolve complex vendor data issues using sound judgment and analytical thinking.
- Respond to internal stakeholders and external vendor inquiries through email in a professional and timely manner while meeting established service level agreements (SLAs).
- Maintain accurate vendor master data to support efficient Accounts Payable operations.
- Escalate issues, concerns, and exceptions to management when appropriate.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, streamline workflows, and increase operational efficiency.
- Consistently meet productivity, quality, and accuracy standards while managing multiple priorities.
- Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, transactional accounting, vendor maintenance, vendor master data management, or a related accounting/finance function.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify data inconsistencies and errors.
- Experience analyzing, validating, and maintaining large volumes of data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous Vendor Master, Vendor Maintenance, or Vendor Onboarding experience.
- Experience working within ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar platforms.
- Knowledge of SOX compliance and internal controls.
- Prior experience supporting Accounts Payable operations in a large corporate environment.
Ideal Candidate
- Highly detail-oriented and process-driven.
- Comfortable reviewing and validating large amounts of vendor data.
- Self-motivated with strong ownership and accountability.
- Able to balance accuracy, compliance, and productivity in a high-volume environment.
- Strong customer service mindset when supporting internal partners and external vendors.
Pay: $19.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
