Job Description
Job Description
Role: Accounts Payable Representative
Client: to be released via phone call
Duration: 3 month contract to hire
Location: onsite 5x per week to start - will become onsite 4x per week with 1 day work from home upon conversion to full time permanent employee - 12405 Powerscourt Dr Saint Louis MO
Pay Rate: $17-$19 per hour
Must-Haves:
- 1+ year of experience in Accounts Payable or a similar finance support role
- Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset
- Experience processing vendor payments and reconciling accounts
- Proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and IF/THEN formulas
- Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems for payment uploads and processing
- Ability to troubleshoot issues across multiple systems and identify root causes
- Comfortable working with business owners and vendors to resolve payment inquiries
- Experience reviewing and validating data templates for accuracy and compliance
- Strong communication skills and ability to manage vendor relationships
- Ability to work onsite 5 days/week initially
Pluses:
- Experience with Ariba or similar invoice processing platforms
- Prior exposure to vendor management systems (VMS)
- Experience working in a shared services or enterprise finance environment
- Familiarity with system integration issues and data reconciliation
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and a fast-paced workload, especially during periods of organizational change (e.g., mergers)
Summary:
Join a dynamic and detail-oriented Accounts Payable team supporting a high-volume, fast-paced environment. This role is critical in ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments, resolving inquiries, and maintaining data integrity across multiple systems. With a major merger on the horizon in Q4, the team is preparing for a significant increase in workload, making this a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a collaborative, ever-changing environment.