Remote Senior AP Specialist — 3-Month Contract

Jobgether; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Initial 3-month assignment

Potential extension

Competitive hourly pay $40-$43

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Temporary Senior Accounts Payable Specialist based in the United States for a three-month assignment, with potential extension. You will manage daily AP operations, review invoices including Concur reports, and ensure accurate coding and approvals while meeting internal controls and deadlines.

You will collaborate with the AP Director, resolve complex exceptions, support month-end close, and help improve workflows using ERP tools and advanced Excel.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Independently manage daily accounts payable operations, including invoice intake, coding, approval follow-ups, exception resolution, and payment preparation.
• Monitor outstanding work, anticipate deadlines, identify bottlenecks, and proactively address issues that could delay processing.
• Process and review invoices and Concur expense reports, ensuring accuracy, appropriate coding, complete documentation, required approvals, and compliance with internal policies.
• Investigate complex or recurring invoice discrepancies, duplicate payments, vendor disputes, and missing information; identify root causes and recommend effective solutions.
• Review accounts payable aging reports and outstanding items, investigate unusual or overdue balances, and support reconciliations, accruals, and timely month-end close activities.
• Prepare and initiate domestic and international wire and ACH payment runs in accordance with approval workflows, segregation-of-duties requirements, and security procedures.
• Identify unusual, urgent, or potentially risky payment requests and escalat them appropriately.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding, maintain accurate vendor master records, collect and review W-9 and W-8 documentation, and respond to vendor inquiries.
• Support annual 1099 reporting and other vendor compliance requirements.
• Act as a dependable point of contact for employees, vendors, and Finance colleagues, resolving routine issues independently while keeping the AP Director informed of significant risks and trends.
• Use ERP reporting tools and Excel to identify errors, analyze recurring issues, and recommend improvements through system functionality, automation, and approved AI tools where appropriate.

Skills

Accounts payable

General ledger coding

Advanced Excel

Analytical/problem solving

Vendor management/communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Concur

Carta AP

ERP systems

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Temporary Senior Accounts Payable Specialist based in the United States for a three-month assignment, with potential extension. You will manage daily AP operations, review invoices including Concur reports, and ensure accurate coding and approvals while meeting internal controls and deadlines.

You will collaborate with the AP Director, resolve complex exceptions, support month-end close, and help improve workflows using ERP tools and advanced Excel.