Senior Accounts Payable Lead — Full Ownership & Mentorship

Lowes; Moreno Valley (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes is hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist in Moreno Valley, CA, to own the full ledger with 5+ years of AP experience. The role emphasizes detailed spend analysis, cost-saving opportunities, and strong internal controls, including SQL fluency.

You will forecast headcount costs as the Moreno Valley finance team scales and collaborate with leadership to maintain paper trails and accurate unemployment and withholding accounts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating in a similar Accounts Payable Specialist position.
• Ability to teach what you know to someone greener.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Hands-on finance experience with cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Identify cost-saving opportunities through detailed spend analysis.
• Surface expense lines impacting finance margin.
• Keep capital-expenditure approvals with paper trail.
• Forecast headcount cost as Moreno Valley scales.
• Translate cost structure into pricing floor guidance for leadership.
• Maintain CA unemployment and withholding accounts.
• Monitor finance metrics and report to leadership.
• Stand in for Moreno Valley controller when close cannot wait.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

AP Experience

SQL usage

Tools

SQL

Job description

Lowes is hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist in Moreno Valley, CA, to own the full ledger with 5+ years of AP experience. The role emphasizes detailed spend analysis, cost-saving opportunities, and strong internal controls, including SQL fluency.

You will forecast headcount costs as the Moreno Valley finance team scales and collaborate with leadership to maintain paper trails and accurate unemployment and withholding accounts.