Junior Corporate Accountant — Accounts Payable

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - Finance; Riverdale Park (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Finance is seeking a term-contract Corporate Accountant I to maintain continuity of Accounts Payable operations through invoice processing, payment support, account coding review, documentation, reconciliation, and customer service.

This entry-level role will review supporting records, maintain tracking information, resolve routine discrepancies, and help manage high-volume AP workload.

Qualifications

• AP experience in government/public sector or large organization preferred.
• Experience with invoice processing, payment documentation and account coding.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable processing support: verify invoices, travel advances and reimbursements.
• Accounting review and documentation: data entry, routine reconciliation, tracking.
• Operational AP backfill to maintain workload coverage.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Invoice processing

Data entry

Reconciliation

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Management, Public Administration or related field

Tools

Infor/Lawson ERP

Accounting software

Job description

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission – Finance is seeking a term-contract Corporate Accountant I to maintain continuity of Accounts Payable operations through invoice processing, payment support, account coding review, documentation, reconciliation, and customer service.

This entry-level role will review supporting records, maintain tracking information, resolve routine discrepancies, and help manage high-volume AP workload.