Accounts Payable Specialist

Staffing Fish, LLC.; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

2 weeks PTO

Paid Holidays

Sick time (40 hours)

Medical insurance (Aetna PPO)

401(k) with company match

Company cellphone stipend

Disability insurance

Job summary

Staffing Fish, LLC. is partnering with a Southeast Valley commercial general contractor to fill an Accounts Payable Specialist role. The position handles full-cycle AP in a high-volume construction environment using Sage 300, and requires living in the greater Phoenix area.

The role offers a standard 7:30–3:30 schedule, full-time hours, and a bonus program. You will work with project managers and vendors to ensure accurate coding, approvals, and timely payments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on full-cycle accounts payable experience.
• Sage 300 and MS Excel experience
• At least 2 years in commercial construction or a related project-driven industry (general contracting, specialty trades, homebuilding, civil)
• Strong attention to detail with a track record of catching coding errors before they hit the general ledger
• Job cost coding experience in a construction environment
• Experience supporting project managers or a controller
• Account reconciliation experience
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and multiple active projects
• Strong communication and organizational skills; self-starter who works well independently

Responsibilities

• Own the full-cycle accounts payable process: receive, review, code, enter, and process a high volume of vendor and project invoices
• Code invoices to the correct job cost categories, cost codes, and general ledger accounts in Sage 300
• Verify approvals, purchase orders, and supporting documentation before processing
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing issues, and vendor inquiries
• Maintain accurate vendor records and compliance documentation
• Prepare and process payment runs, including checks, ACH, and wires
• Perform account and subledger-to-GL reconciliations
• Support month-end close with accruals, aging, and AP reporting
• Provide documentation support for audits
• Work daily with project managers and vendors in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities across multiple active projects

Skills

Accounts payable

Sage 300

MS Excel

Construction experience

Job costing

Reconciliation

PM support

Communication

Tools

AP automation

Sage 300

Job description

Role: Accounts Payable Specialist
Industry: Commercial General Contractor | Construction
Location: Phoenix metro, East Valley, AZ | On-site | Full-time | Direct Hire
Salary: $60,000 - $72,000 + bonus
MUST CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE GREATER PHOENIX, AZ AREA TO BE CONSIDERED
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Position Overview

Our client is an established commercial general contractor in the Southeast Valley of the Phoenix metro, specializing in tenant improvement and ground-up construction. Under new ownership and in growth mode, with revenue projected to double over the next two years, the company is rebuilding its accounting team under a new controller. This seat owns full-cycle accounts payable in a high-volume environment, processing and coding project and vendor invoices in Sage 300 across a large portfolio of active jobs.

Responsibilities

• Own the full-cycle accounts payable process: receive, review, code, enter, and process a high volume of vendor and project invoices
• Code invoices to the correct job cost categories, cost codes, and general ledger accounts in Sage 300
• Verify approvals, purchase orders, and supporting documentation before processing
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing issues, and vendor inquiries
• Maintain accurate vendor records and compliance documentation
• Prepare and process payment runs, including checks, ACH, and wires
• Perform account and subledger-to-GL reconciliations
• Support month-end close with accruals, aging, and AP reporting
• Provide documentation support for audits
• Work daily with project managers and vendors in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities across multiple active projects

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on full-cycle accounts payable experience.
• Sage 300 and MS Excel experience
• At least 2 years in commercial construction or a related project-driven industry (general contracting, specialty trades, homebuilding, civil)
• Strong attention to detail with a track record of catching coding errors before they hit the general ledger
• Job cost coding experience in a construction environment
• Experience supporting project managers or a controller
• Account reconciliation experience
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and multiple active projects
• Strong communication and organizational skills; self-starter who works well independently

Preferred Experience:

• HH2 experience
• AP automation or document management software experience

Job Benefits

• Annual bonus
• 2 weeks PTO
• Paid Holidays
• 40 hours of sick time
• Aetna PPO medical, choice of two plans, employee cost as low as $8.70 per week
• HRA: you're only responsible for the first $1,000 of the deductible, with up to $4,500 reimbursed after that
• Dental and vision coverage for about $6 per week combined
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• Company cell phone or $40 per month stipend ($480 a year)
• Short-term and long-term disability plus accident coverage
• 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM schedule