Accounts Payable Specialist

Relias; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Free coffee

Job summary

Relias LLC in Morrisville, NC is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our hybrid team. You will process supplier invoices, code expenses, manage payments, and support period-end activities within established review and approval requirements.

The role requires accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to resolve routine discrepancies promptly in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate has at least two years of AP experience, familiarity with ERP and procure-to-pay systems,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• 2+ years of accounts payable or related accounting experience
• Knowledge of full-cycle AP, invoice processing, and payment methods
• Ability to use approved AI and AI-enabled tools to improve productivity while protecting confidential information

Responsibilities

• Process and code supplier invoices; validate approvals and due dates
• Research and resolve routine invoice workflow and issues
• Prepare and verify payments; complete controls (OFAC, ACH, etc)
• Review expense reports and reimbursements; handle routine policy exceptions
• Perform period-end reconciliations; support 1099 and unclaimed property activities
• Maintain process documentation and support continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Accounts payable

Invoice processing

Discrepancy resolution

Fraud prevention

Confidentiality

Record retention

AI tools usage

ERP knowledge

Procure-to-pay

Excel/spreadsheet

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

ERP systems

Procure-to-Pay software

Excel

Expense management tools

Job description

Relias LLC
Morrisville, 1010 Sync St, Suite 100, United States
hybrid

Company Description

Are you looking for a high energy, strategic, and fast-paced position with an impactful and mission-driven company? Join Relias, the company changing lives throughout the world by helping healthcare organizations improve their clinical and financial outcomes!
For 11,000+ health care and human service organizations, Relias helps clients deliver better clinical and financial outcomes by elevating the performance of teams. We help organizations across the continuum of care get better at maintaining compliance, developing staff and promoting consistent, high-quality care. Our platform employs assessments to reveal specific gaps in skills and addresses them with personalized and engaging learning, choosing from 7,000+ online courses that meet accrediting board, state and federal requirements. We are passionate about our products and our clients; what we deliver and the impact we have on the world is truly something you can be proud to represent. Join us and make a difference.

WHAT CAN RELIAS OFFER YOU?

• Fantastic health and wellness benefits package, including an outstanding 401k match, a flexible PTO program, and a generous and inclusive parental leave policy. Additionally, Relias pays for the employee portion of the monthly healthcare premium!
• Flexible work environment with onsite and work from home options – you choose when you want to come into the office!
• Active Employee Resource Groups open to all employees!
• Comprehensive onboarding program – a great introduction to our company, customers and culture!
• Growth and career advancement opportunities!
  • Promotes internal mobility and career growth aligned with evolving business needs
  • Multiple development program options – leadership development, professional development curriculums, and Nanodegree options in both technology and data science
  • Professional development gained from conference attendance and participation in organizations like NC Tech
  • Onsite 321 Coffee Shop providing free coffee and pastries to employees
    

Job Description

The Accounts Payable Specialist performs and verifies day-to-day accounts payable and travel and expense transactions with limited guidance, supporting accurate invoice processing, timely reimbursements and payments, and complete accounting records within established review and approval requirements. The role resolves routine discrepancies, performs reconciliations and control activities, supports 1099 and unclaimed-property administration, and partners with suppliers, employees, Accounting, and internal approvers. The Specialist protects confidential payment information and escalates complex, sensitive, or systemic issues.

What You’ll Be Doing

Invoice Processing & Exception Resolution

• Independently process and code supplier invoices and direct-entry transactions; validate duplicate risks, supporting documentation, approvals, and due dates.
• Research and resolve routine invoice workflow, export, dispute, blocked-email, and approval-chain issues; escape integration or systemic errors.
  

Payments & Disbursement Controls

• Prepare and verify payments and funding; complete assigned OFAC, positive-pay, ACH authorization, debit-block, approval, and payment-detail controls.
• Resolve returned, voided, reversed, or exception payments within established authority and retain complete support.
  

Travel, Expense, & Corporate Cards

• Review expense reports, receipts, lodging expenses, and reimbursements; resolve aged items and routine policy exceptions.
• Support expense-user profiles, reporting, corporate-card documentation, policy administration, and employee inquiries.
  

Reconciliations, Compliance, & Period-End

• Perform transaction matching and support recurring and period-end reconciliations, including voided checks, recurring invoices, aging, and unresolved items.
• Support 1099 reporting and unclaimed property activities through documentation review, data cleanup, reconciliations, corrections, due diligence, filing support, and exception tracking.
  

Service & Continuous Improvement

• Resolve routine supplier and employee inquiries, document outcomes, and escalates urgent, sensitive, high-risk, or systemic matters.
• Maintain process and control documentation and use approved automation and AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve accuracy and efficiency while validating outputs and protecting confidential information.
  

Qualifications

YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES IF YOU HAVE:

• Knowledge of full-cycle accounts payable, invoice processing, payment methods, expense administration, supplier inquiries, and accounting documentation.
• Knowledge of approval, segregation-of-duties, fraud-prevention, payment-verification, confidentiality, and record-retention controls.
• Skill in researching discrepancies, resolving routine exceptions, performing reconciliations, and maintaining audit-ready support.
• Ability to review invoice coding, approvals, payment details, expense documentation, and aging information for accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to use approved AI and AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve productivity, support process improvement, and enhance the accuracy and efficiency of accounts payable activities, while validating outputs and protecting confidential information.
• Ability to manage recurring payment and close deadlines while communicating effectively with suppliers, employees, Accounting, and approvers.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet, ERP, procure-to-pay, expense, and payment tools relevant to the function.
• 2+ years of accounts payable, invoice or expense processing, payment operations, bookkeeping, or related accounting experience.
• Experience reviewing transactions, resolving discrepancies, maintaining documentation, and working within recurring payment or period-end deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
  

Additional Information

IN OFFICE REQUIREMENT:

Relias values collaboration and wants to ensure that our team members have opportunities to work with their teams regularly for professional development opportunities. Our flexible hybrid work environment requires that you live in the state of North Carolina, within a commutable distance to our office (~1-hour commute). You would be expected to work in our Morrisville, NC Headquarters (close to the Raleigh/Durham airport) approximately 30 days/quarter.

Relias is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free workplace. Relias welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities and is happy to make reasonable accommodations in all aspects of the selection process. If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the job application process, please visit our career page for instructions.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Disclosure requirements pertaining to the collection of your personal data:

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You can contact the company’s Data Protection Officer at the above-mentioned postal address.
Further information on data protection and your rights can be found here .

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