Accounts Payable Specialist

San Marcos Academy; San Marcos, Northern (TX, KY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

403(b) retirement plan matching

SMA tuition discounts

Vacation and personal time

Generously paid holiday time

Job summary

San Marcos Academy seeks a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to join the Business Office in San Marcos, TX. You will manage the AP process, code invoices, and process payments while maintaining strong internal controls and vendor relations.

The role requires excellent customer service, integrity, and the ability to meet deadlines. Experience with Financial Edge is preferred but not required. Start date August 2026, with benefits including medical insurance and a 403(b) plan.

Qualifications

• Accounts Payable experience preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Receive and review invoices and AP documents with proper coding and approval.
• Process payments in Blackbaud Financial Edge.
• Manage internal credit card statements.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Communication

Ethical Integrity

Tools

Blackbaud Financial Edge

Job description

Description

Join a mission with eternal impact:

San Marcos Academy (SMA), located in San Marcos, one of Texas’s fastest-growing regions, is a fully accredited private Christian school serving students from PreK 3 through 12th grade, with a boarding program for grades 6–12. Since 1907, the Academy has upheld a tradition of excellence in private Christian education, preparing young men and women for lives of leadership, service, and faith. Our students from across Texas, the United States, and around the world call SMA home. For more information, visit www.smabears.org.

San Marcos Academy is seeking a detail-oriented and driven individual with strong communication skills to join the Business Office Team as our Accounts Payable Specialist. The primary purpose of this position is to manage the Accounts Payable process and to assist in maintaining Business Office processes.

Essential Job Functions are as follows:

• Receive and review all invoices and accounts payable documents and expense coding
• Process payments in Blackbaud Financial Edge
• Manage internal credit card statement process
• Primary point of contact for questions related to invoice coding and invoice payments
• Process monthly Bank Draft payments and ensure proper documentation
• Vendor communication
• 1099 vendor management

Requirements

• Accounts Payable experience preferred
• Quick learner with the ability to work independently or as a core team member
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong communication, public relations, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with confidential information and with a high level of ethical integrity
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Previous experience in Financial Edge preferred but not required

Compensation: Determined by experience

Start Date: August 2026

• medical insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan matching
• SMA tuition discounts
• vacation and personal time
• generously paid holiday time in coordination with the school calendar