Accounts Payable Specialist

Lowes; Moreno Valley (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes is hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist in Moreno Valley, CA, to own the full ledger with 5+ years of AP experience. The role emphasizes detailed spend analysis, cost-saving opportunities, and strong internal controls, including SQL fluency.

You will forecast headcount costs as the Moreno Valley finance team scales and collaborate with leadership to maintain paper trails and accurate unemployment and withholding accounts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating in a similar Accounts Payable Specialist position.
• Ability to teach what you know to someone greener.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Hands-on finance experience with cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis.
• Surface expense lines impacting finance margin.
• Keep capital-expenditure approvals with paper trail.
• Forecast headcount cost as Moreno Valley scales.
• Translate cost structure into pricing floor guidance for leadership.
• Maintain CA unemployment and withholding accounts.
• Monitor finance metrics and report to leadership.
• Stand in for Moreno Valley controller when close cannot wait.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

AP Experience

SQL usage

Tools

SQL

Job description

Lowes runs lean, which means our Accounts Payable Specialist owns the full ledger rather than a slice of it. Here you'll combine 5 years of know-how with $86,000 - $119,000, full project ownership, and a team that has your back.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis
• Surface the three expense lines quietly eating the finance margin
• Keep capital-expenditure approvals flowing without losing the paper trail
• Forecast headcount cost as Lowes scales through Moreno Valley, CA
• Translate the finance cost structure into a pricing floor leadership trusts
• Keep the CA unemployment and withholding accounts perfectly square
• Monitor key finance metrics and report on performance to leadership
• Stand in for the Moreno Valley controller when close cannot wait

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• Roughly 5+ years operating in a similar Accounts Payable Specialist position
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
• Hands-on finance experience that holds up to follow-up questions

Lowes is a fast-growing finance company in Moreno Valley, CA, where SQL and Internal Controls drive everything we do. Learning out loud is encouraged here, so share the Resilience rabbit hole you fell down yesterday.

The offer rewards both ends, $86,000 - $119,000 for your SQL today and mentorship for the mid-level leader you become tomorrow.

Reposted with today's stamp, the Moreno Valley, CA opening still needs filling.