Accounts Payable Associate

Kids for the Future; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO accrual

Holidays

Health coverage

401(k) Retirement plan

Dental & Vision coverage

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Opportunity Council in Whatcom County is seeking an Accounts Payable Associate III to join our Fiscal Department. This in-office role handles grant accounting and accounts payable tasks, ensuring accurate data entry, timely payments, and compliance with funder requirements.

Work schedule is Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, with no remote options. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities to grow within a mission-driven organization serving our community.

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent.
• Two years related postsecondary education preferred.
• One year of related experience at a minimum.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of regular, recurring, and moderately complex accounting functions related to grant accounting and accounts payable.
• Manages data submitted through electronic Purchase Order module ensuring complete and accurate data before posting to accounting system.
• Assists in interpreting vendor accounts and records.
• Serves as part of the Fiscal Department team and acts in a lead role for timely entry and payment of rental assistance requests.
• Performs delivery and pick-up of fiscal materials locally.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive accounting information.
• Prepares check run, ensuring that all payments are processed in a timely manner to meet required deadlines.
• Establishes strong working relationships with service center staff and outside providers and vendors.
• Ensures records and documents are filed properly and maintained in a confidential environment.

Education

High school or equivalent

Two years related postsecondary education preferred

Job description

• Location 1419 Cornwall Ave.,Bellingham, WA, 98225,United States
• Base Pay $22.72 - $27.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Regular Full Time

Description

Position Open Date: 09/03/2026

Position Close Date: 09/17/2026

Interested in making a difference in your community while building a career? Join our team as an Accounts Payable Associate III!

WHO WE ARE:

For 60 years, Opportunity Council has worked throughout Northwest Washington to build just, equitable communities through service, investment, and collaboration. Our mission is to help people improve their lives through education, support, and direct assistance while advocating for just and equitable communities. Part of a national network of Community Action Agencies, we are dedicated to helping people help each other and themselves—building a community where everyone has the chance to thrive and contribute.

OUR VALUES:

At Opportunity Council, our values guide everything we do. Collaboration, respect, integrity, passion, and learning shape how we show up for each other and for our community. We’re also committed to weaving diversity, equity, and inclusion into every part of our work—from the help we offer in the community to the kind of workplace we create for our staff.

To learn more about us and our work, visit our website: www.oppco.org

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Performs a variety of regular, recurring, and moderately complex accounting functions related to grant accounting and accounts payable. Manages data submitted through electronic Purchase Order module ensuring complete and accurate data before posting to accounting system. Assists in interpreting vendor accounts and records. Serves as part of the Fiscal Department team and acts in a lead role for timely entry and payment of rental assistance requests. Performs delivery and pick-up of fiscal materials locally. Maintains confidentiality of sensitive accounting information.

WORK SCHEDULE:

Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. This is an in-office position and does not offer remote or hybrid work options.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receives and verifies all information submitted electronically and via paper for accuracy and prior payment history on invoices and statements received from our vendors. Performs electronicreview, maintenance of, and transfer of data from electronic purchase order system to accountingsoftware.
• Performs data entry, into accounting system, of documents not submitted electronically, as well as entry of rental assistance requests into electronic purchase ordersystem.
• Matches departmentally generated electronic purchase orders with invoices and packing slips.
• Leads processing of high-volume or complex rental assistance and vendor transactions, ensuringcompliance with funder requirements.
• Ensures all purchase orders have appropriate authorization anddocumentation.
• Prepares check run, ensuring that all payments are processed in a timely manner to meet required deadlines.

Provides pick-up and delivery of mail and finance relateditems.

Prepares daily cash receipts for multiple bankdeposits.

• Establishes strong working relationshipswith service center staff and outside providers andvendors.
• Ensures records and documents are filed properly and maintained in a confidentialenvironment.
• Acts as contact person for service and maintenance of office equipment, along with maintenanceof the postagemachine.

Responsible for collecting information from the postage machine, copying machines, and agencyvehicle logs at month end to assist in preparing month end journalentries.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• High school orequivalent.
• Two years related postsecondary educationpreferred.
• One year of related experience at aminimum.

We place a strong value in hiring individuals with lived experiences of, poverty and/or homelessness or who have previously participated in Opportunity Council programs or other social services.

OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Paid time off earned on an accrual basis (vacation, sick, personal, holidays)
• Paid time off for wellness needs
• Employer-paid holidays
• Employer-paid HDHP and low-cost traditional health care options
• HSA and FSA plans, subject to plan terms
• Eligibility for critical illness insurance coverage
• 403(b) Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Eligibility for health coverage for legal dependents
• Eligibility for employee/family dental and vision coverage
• Voluntary benefits such as life insurance, long-term disability, and long-term care and p ersonal legal services

ABOUT WHATCOM COUNTY:

Working with Opportunity Council in Whatcom County is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something bigger. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, our community is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and a shared commitment to positive change. Whether you're supporting local families, advocating for equity, or building programs that uplift our neighbors, you'll find purpose and connection here. Join us in building a stronger Whatcom County where everyone has the chance to thrive and contribute

We believe our team should reflect the communities we serve. That’s why we strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, Veterans, and people with disabilities to apply. Opportunity Council is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not permit discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, marital or family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, use of a service animal, or any other status protected by law.