Accounts Payable Specialist — Remote Growth Path & Mentorship

Community Solutions Group; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Solutions Group in Grand Rapids is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist who challenges why variances exist as much as how large they are. The role offers real mentorship, a defined ladder, and the flexibility to clock in from Grand Rapids or from home, with a compensation range reflecting experience.

The successful candidate will manage reconciliation, build P&L bridges for spend swings, and own tax provisions while collaborating with department heads across the organization in MI.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A Grand Rapids network, or the hustle to build one from scratch.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written.
• Practical Written Communication skills sharpened in a freelance setting.

Responsibilities

• Keep the freelance commission calc transparent enough to survive a dispute
• Oversee accounts reconciliation across multiple entities and currencies
• Build the finance P&L bridge that explains every dollar of swing
• Run the freelance close for a mid-level ledger you fully own
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis
• Own the tax provision and the footnotes that explain it
• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Networking Grand Rapids

Ambiguity tolerance

Job description

Community Solutions Group in Grand Rapids is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist who challenges why variances exist as much as how large they are. The role offers real mentorship, a defined ladder, and the flexibility to clock in from Grand Rapids or from home, with a compensation range reflecting experience.

The successful candidate will manage reconciliation, build P&L bridges for spend swings, and own tax provisions while collaborating with department heads across the organization in MI.