Public Sector Accounts Payable Specialist

Talentify; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East is seeking an Accounts Payable professional to manage high-volume vendor invoices for multiple districts and police departments. The role emphasizes timely data entry, accurate GL coding, and month-end reconciliations.

The ideal candidate has accounting experience, can navigate discrepancies, and will work withPurchasing and Finance teams. This on-site position requires on-call readiness for emergencies in southeastern Louisiana.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations.
• Experience substitution: every 30 semester hours substitute for one year of required experience.

Responsibilities

• Receive, review, and process a high volume of weekly vendor invoices for accuracy and proper authorization.
• Enter invoice data into the accounting system to meet weekly payment cycles.
• Code invoices to correct general ledger accounts, cost centers, grants, or projects.
• Print and match monthly credit card statements to receipts and verify authorization.
• Process invoices for auto-draft payments and reconcile with bank statements.
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Receiving to resolve discrepancies with PO, invoices, and receiving reports.
• Review outstanding POs and work with Supervisors/Purchasing to close items.
• Review weekly uniform invoices for accuracy and resolve discrepancies with vendor.
• Review legal invoices for accuracy and coordinate with Executive Counsel to ensure compliance.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Vendor Invoices

Data Entry

GL Coding

Reconciliation

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

Accounting related training

Tools

Accounting Software

Job description

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East is seeking an Accounts Payable professional to manage high-volume vendor invoices for multiple districts and police departments. The role emphasizes timely data entry, accurate GL coding, and month-end reconciliations.

The ideal candidate has accounting experience, can navigate discrepancies, and will work withPurchasing and Finance teams. This on-site position requires on-call readiness for emergencies in southeastern Louisiana.