Accounts Payable Specialist

Rain; United States; Remote; USD 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(K) plan with employer match

12 paid holidays

12-18 weeks paid family and medical-le

Monthly Work-From-Home allowance

Profit-sharing bonus

Job summary

Rain is seeking an AP Specialist to join our Accounting team in a remote role with periodic travel to the Pacific Time Zone. The position supports monthly payables reconciliation, vendor accounts, and cross-team communication across accounting and media teams.

Responsibilities include processing AP invoices, maintaining ledgers, and assisting with month-end close. Candidates should have 1–2 years of accounting experience and strong Excel skills, with familiarity with Dynamics 365 preferred.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of accounting experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and database familiarity.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and enter Accounts Payable invoices.
• Accurately records debits and credits, reconciles accounts, collects vendor credits, and maintains journals and ledgers.
• Assemble weekly cash projections and process vendor payments in accordance with established procedures.
• Book journal entries for cash and credit cards for month and year-end close.
• Interface with various departments and teams for accounts payable purposes.
• Track, review, and approve invoices in tandem with cross agency department heads.

Skills

Accounts payable

Excel

Dynamics 365

Multi-tasking

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

This is an AP Media Specialist on our Accounting team with an integrated role. They help reconcile monthly payables, maintain vendor accounts, and communicate outstanding issues across accounting and media teams. The ability and desire to work directly and collaboratively with teams outside of finance and proficient technical skills will make a candidate a great addition to this team. This role is a career-building, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. This position is remote, but periodic travel to the Pacific Time Zone and accommodating meetings in different US time zones is expected.

What does an AP Specialist do at Rain?

Apply basic accounting principles and processes.

• Prepare, review, and enter Accounts Payable invoices.
• Accurately records debits and credits, reconciles accounts, collects vendor credits, and maintains journals and ledgers.
• Assemble weekly cash projections and process vendor payments in accordance with established procedures.
• Book journal entries for cash and credit cards for month and year-end close.
• Interface with various departments and teams for accounts payable purposes.
• Track, review, and approve invoices in tandem with cross agency department heads.
• Actively listen to needs of others to understand and provide accurate information or solutions in digestible and professional formats.
• Promote a positive work environment that inspires motivation, encouragement, recognition, appreciation, respect, and teamwork.

Manages the day-to-day organization and administration of AP.

• Responds to inquiries by researching accounting transactions to locate and resolve discrepancies.
• Deliver ad-hoc status report to communicate outstanding AP issues to internal teams.
• Apply a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations; verify vendor documents for completeness and compliance.
• Contribute to various project requests for Controller, Assistant Controller, and Accounting Managers.

What makes a great AP Specialist at our agency?

• 1-2 years of accounting experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 is preferred.
• Working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases including strong knowledge, comfort, and proficiency with Excel.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks and projects within deadlines.
• Great attention to detail.
• Outstanding organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to identify issues, resolve problems and follow through.
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a dynamic and constantly changing environment.
• Capable of making independent judgment calls using the core values of the team and company as guideposts.
• Desire to understand the big picture and apply a holistic agency approach to daily responsibilities.
• Appreciation of Rain Core Values.

Target Base Compensation:

$24.04 - 28.85/hour

Base compensation is determined based on a wide range of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, job duties, and needs of the business. Base pay is one part of our total compensation package, which includes benefits, perks, and a profit-sharing bonus.

Why work at Rain?

• We are a national leader in DTC marketing and a fully integrated creative and media agency. With a 25+-year history and around 250 employees, we are established enough to have all the bells and whistles, but small enough for an entrepreneurial and welcoming culture where everyone is heard.
• Our Flexible First environment empowers us to work from where we’d like but still connect with one another virtually and in-person when possible.
• We proudly invest in our employees, technology, and tools, ensuring the best possible work experience. As such, we offer a rich benefits package including the following:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Quarterly profit-sharing program
• 401(K) plan with employer match (and immediate eligibility)
• 12 paid holidays
• 12-18 weeks paid family and medical leave
• Monthly Work-From-Home allowance
• Additional benefits details can be found here
• Transparency is valued. We actively ensure employees know how we are doing and where we are going. We encourage open communication, share our successes, and hold each other accountable.
• We are passionate about our clients and deliver simultaneously on their brand and sales objectives, an approach we call Transactional Brand Building. To learn more about our work and proprietary philosophy, please check us out here.