Senior Accounts Payable & Treasury Specialist

Aston Carter; United States; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

PTO & paid leave

Job summary

Aston Carter is seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Accountant to manage vendor invoices, payments, and treasury activities while ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting. You will support month-end close and internal controls across multiple departments in a hybrid Melville, NY setting.

The role requires 5+ years in accounts payable, treasury operations, and strong Excel capabilities. You’ll work with cross-functional teams on process improvements and automation initiatives in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounts payable, accounting, treasury operations, supplier payments, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of invoice processing, accruals, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Experience processing ACH payments, wire transfers, and other electronic payment methods.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large volumes of financial transactions.

Responsibilities

• Review, code, and process vendor invoices for operating expenses.
• Verify invoice details, supporting documentation, approvals, coding, and accounting treatment.
• Ensure expenses are accurately recorded by account, department, entity, currency, and accounting period.
• Maintain vendor master data and support vendor onboarding and maintenance activities.
• Reconcile vendor statements, investigate discrepancies, and resolve outstanding issues.
• Monitor accounts payable aging and communicate overdue or unresolved items requiring attention.
• Identify potential accruals and support month-end expense recognition processes.
• Execute supplier payment activities, including ACH, wire transfers, and other approved disbursement methods.
• Review payment requests to ensure accuracy, appropriate approvals, supporting documentation, and adherence to due dates.
• Support payment release processes in accordance with internal controls and segregation-of-duty requirements.
• Maintain payment schedules, tracking reports, and supporting documentation.
• Investigate failed payments, banking exceptions, and supplier inquiries.
• Coordinate with banking and treasury contacts regarding payment timing, cash needs, and exception resolution.
• Prepare journal entries and supporting schedules related to accounts payable, supplier liabilities, cash disbursements, bank activity, and other assigned areas.
• Reconcile subledger activity to the general ledger and resolve reconciling items.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and ensure timely follow-up on outstanding items.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, including accruals, cut-off procedures, account analysis, and reporting support.
• Support audit requests, compliance reviews, and internal control testing.
• Maintain strong controls surrounding vendor maintenance, payment approvals, banking information, and transaction processing.
• Ensure accounting records and supporting documentation remain complete, organized, and audit-ready.
• Develop and maintain procedures, checklists, and recurring close schedules.
• Recommend process improvements, automation opportunities, and reporting enhancements.
• Participate in ERP, workflow, banking, and system improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance and support to junior accounts payable staff as needed.

Skills

Accounts payable

Treasury operations

Journal entries

Month-end close

Excel skills

ACH payments

Wire transfers

Electronic payments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Aston Carter is seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Accountant to manage vendor invoices, payments, and treasury activities while ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation, and reporting. You will support month-end close and internal controls across multiple departments in a hybrid Melville, NY setting.

The role requires 5+ years in accounts payable, treasury operations, and strong Excel capabilities. You’ll work with cross-functional teams on process improvements and automation initiatives in a