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The AP Specialist will be responsible for processing vendor invoices, coordinating payments, maintaining accurate financial records, and helping ensure vendors are paid accurately and on time.\nThe ideal candidate has 2-5 years of accounts payable, bookkeeping, or accounting experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.\nPay Rate: $23.60\nFirst Shift: Monday - Friday\nResponsibilities\nReceive, review, code, and enter vendor invoices into the accounting system.\nVerify invoices against purchase orders, receiving documents, and required approvals.\nPerform three-way matching and investigate and resolve discrepancies.\nReconcile vendor statements and research outstanding or disputed items.\nSchedule and process vendor payments by check, ACH, and wire transfer.\nMaintain accurate vendor records, including W-9s and 1099 documentation.\nRespond to vendor inquiries and provide payment status information.\nDevelop and maintain positive, professional vendor relationships.\nProcess employee expense reports and company credit card transactions.\nMonitor payment terms to take advantage of available discounts and avoid late-payment penalties.\nAssist with month-end close, AP accruals, audits, and financial reporting.\nMaintain accurate and organized AP records and documentation.\nFollow company policies, accounting procedures, and internal controls.\nIdentify opportunities to improve AP processes, accuracy, and efficiency.\nPerform other accounting-related duties as assigned.\nRequirements\n2-5 years of experience in accounts payable, bookkeeping, accounting, or a related field.\nStrong understanding of accounts payable processes, invoice matching, and account reconciliations.\nExperience with three-way matching (purchase order, receiving documentation, and invoice).\nProficiency with accounting ERP software; SAP experience is a plus.\nStrong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Microsoft Excel.\nKnowledge of vendor setup and maintenance.\nExperience processing ACH payments, wire transfers, and checks.\nFamiliarity with AP accruals and month-end close procedures.\nKnowledge of 1099 reporting requirements.\nExperience supporting audits and maintaining internal controls.\nHigh level of accuracy and attention to detail.\nExcellent organizational and time-management skills.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nAbility to work independently, prioritize competing tasks, and meet deadlines.\nExperience processing a high volume of invoices is preferred.\nParallel Employment Group is an equal opportunity employer","description_format":"text","description_chars":2762,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-22T23:12:23Z"}],"liveness":{"score":57,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.568,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":49,"reasons":["conf:1","agency","urgency","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/parallel-employment-group-accounts-payable-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/parallel-employment-group-accounts-payable-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T03:33:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}