Accounts Payable Coordinator

Lamwork; United States; On-site; USD 49,210 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamwork is seeking an Accounts Payable Coordinator to join their finance team in the United States. This role involves processing supplier invoices, coordinating payments, and reconciling vendor statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal controls.

The ideal candidate will have strong ERP platform experience and foundational accounting skills, as well as excellent attention to detail and time management abilities. The position offers competitive pay, aligned with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Strong foundational accounting knowledge is preferred.
• Technical proficiency with ERP platforms is critical.

Responsibilities

• Analyze supplier invoices against purchase orders.
• Prepare and upload journal entries into ERP systems.
• Coordinate weekly payment runs and verify disbursements.
• Reconcile vendor statements against accounting records.
• Ensure invoice archives are indexed for audit readiness.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Organizational Skills

Tools

ERP platforms

Job description

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR CAREER GUIDE

Accounts Payable Coordinator delivers invoice processing, vendor reconciliation, and ERP systems expertise. Explore skills, salary data, and career paths.

An Accounts Payable Coordinator sits at the operational core of corporate finance, owning the transactional layer that connects procurement activity to accurate, timely vendor payments. Day-to-day, the work centers on processing supplier invoices, executing payment runs, reconciling vendor statements, and uploading journal entries to support monthly close cycles. Based on Lamwork's research across Accounts Payable Coordinator job data, this role is consistently in demand across corporate finance and shared services structures where payment accuracy and internal control compliance are non-negotiable priorities.

2. Accounts Payable Coordinator Key Responsibilities

• Analyze supplier invoices against purchase orders and authorization records to confirm coding accuracy before payment release.
• Prepare and upload journal entries into ERP systems ahead of monthly and year-end financial close deadlines.
• Coordinate weekly ACH and check payment runs, monitoring for errors and verifying disbursements align with vendor terms.
• Reconcile vendor statements against accounting records each month, identifying and resolving discrepancies before they age further.
• Ensure invoice archives are indexed by entity and structured for audit readiness, supporting internal and external review requests.

3. Accounts Payable Coordinator Required Skills

Lamwork's review of Accounts Payable Coordinator postings shows that technical proficiency with ERP platforms and strong foundational accounting knowledge are the skills most consistently required across hiring organizations.

• Soft Skills: Attention to Detail, Time Management, Problem Solving, Team Collaboration, Organizational Skills

6. Accounts Payable Coordinator Salary in the United States

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics does not track Accounts Payable Coordinator as a separate occupation. Based on the closest related role, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, the median annual salary is $49,210 per year, according to the most recent available data.

Top-paying cities, based on the most recent BLS data for this occupation group:

• Washington, D.C. - $64,670 per year
• Massachusetts - $61,650 per year
• California - $58,400 per year

Pay for this role moves most meaningfully with ERP platform experience, the complexity of multi-entity or shared services environments, and the volume of annual payment activity a candidate can demonstrate managing.