Accounts Payables Clerk-Entry Level

AppleOne Employment Services; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Goleta, CA seeks an entry-level Accounts Payable Clerk for a temp-to-hire role. Ideal for administrative professionals transitioning into accounting, offering hands-on AP experience.

Responsibilities include processing invoices, organizing documents, data entry, and recordkeeping, with no prior AP experience required. Join a stable office environment and build a career path in finance.

Qualifications

• Administrative and clerical support for Accounting and AP teams.
• Accurate data entry for invoices, records and files.
• Maintain organized electronic and paper filing for financial documents.
• Assist with audit documentation and confidential file handling.
• 1–2 years of admin/clerical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to AP, AR, and Accounting teams.
• Enter, organize, scan, upload and file invoice data in systems.
• Sort documents by vendor, date, and category for accuracy.
• Copy, scan, print, and prepare invoices, checks, and reports.
• Retrieve records and support audits when requested.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial information.

Skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Discretion

Task prioritization

Eagerness to learn accounting

Tools

Spreadsheets

Accounting systems

Database software

Electronic filing tools

Job description

Job Summary

A well-established organization in Goleta, CA is urgently seeking an Entry-Level Accounts Payable Clerk for a temp-to-hire opportunity. This role is ideal for a highly organized administrative, clerical, data entry, or office support professional who wants to transition into accounting and gain hands‑on Accounts Payable experience.

As an Accounts Payable Clerk, you will support the Accounting and Accounts Payable teams with invoice processing support, document organization, electronic filing, data entry, and recordkeeping. Previous Accounts Payable experience is not required, making this a strong career-building opportunity for someone who is accurate, dependable, and eager to learn.

This position offers the chance to join a stable, professional office environment with supportive team members, exposure to accounting operations, and an opportunity to build a career path in finance and accounting.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clerical support to the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Accounting teams.
• Enter, organize, scan, upload, and file invoice and document information in spreadsheets, databases, accounting systems, and electronic filing systems.
• Sort documents by vendor, date, invoice number, department, and other categories to maintain accurate records.
• Copy, scan, print, and prepare invoices, checks, reports, correspondence, and supporting documentation.
• Retrieve records, track files removed from filing areas, and pull documentation for audits as requested.
• Sort and distribute incoming paperwork and mail while maintaining confidentiality of financial records and sensitive information.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $24 to $25 per hour.
• Job Type: Temp-to-hire.
• Location: Goleta, CA.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Provide administrative and clerical support to Accounting and Accounts Payable teams.
• Perform accurate data entry and document management for invoices, records, and accounting files.
• Maintain organized electronic and paper filing systems for financial documents.
• Assist with audit documentation, record retrieval, and confidential file handling.
• 1 to 2 years of administrative, clerical, office support, data entry, or related experience.
• Strong data entry skills with excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets, databases, computer systems, and electronic filing tools.
• Strong organizational, filing, and document management skills.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with professionalism and discretion.
• Dependable, detail-oriented, and able to follow through on assigned tasks.
• Ability to prioritize work and stay productive in a fast-paced office environment.
• Interest in learning accounting processes and building Accounts Payable experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, invoice processing, or bookkeeping support experience is helpful but not required.
• Experience scanning, uploading, organizing, or maintaining business records in an office environment.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets and basic accounting systems is a plus.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.