Sr. Accounts Payable Consultant

Connect Search, LLC; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Search, LLC is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager for an interim consulting engagement in Irving, TX. The role is hybrid—3 days onsite per week—with training during onboarding and about 40+ hours weekly.

You will manage day-to-day AP across multiple entities, research escalated issues, support T&E, and partner with Finance and Procurement to maintain control during a finance transformation.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of progressive Accounts Payable experience, ideally including AP Manager, Senior Manager, Director, or comparable senior-level responsibilities.
• Strong experience within complex, multi-entity AP environments.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and resolve difficult AP exceptions and escalations.
• Strong understanding of T&E processes.
• Experience working with numerous internal stakeholders across Finance and Accounting.
• Strong ERP experience; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is a plus
• Coupa experience is highly desirable
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and data analysis
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work through complex payment activity
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable operating in a highly hands-on individual-contributor capacity

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day Accounts Payable operations across a complex, multi-entity environment
• Research and resolve escalated AP issues, invoice discrepancies, payment questions, approval delays, and other exceptions
• Review AP activity for accuracy and ensure issues are appropriately investigated and resolved
• Support invoice coding, approval workflows, aging items, vendor balances, and payment-related inquiries
• Work with AP activity spanning a significant number of legal entities and stakeholder groups
• Provide hands‑on support for Travel & Expense (T&E) processes and related issues
• Assist with month-end activities, including accrual preparation, review, and validation
• Support internal controls and audit-related AP requests
• Assist with annual 1099 activities across multiple legal entities
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and other business stakeholders to resolve issues and maintain continuity
• Provide BAU support while broader finance transformation initiatives are underway

Skills

Accounts Payable

Multi-entity environment

Excel (VLOOKUP)

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Coupa

Job description

Accounts Payable Manager for an interim consulting engagement.

Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week, with increased onsite presence expected during initial training

Duration: Through December 31, 2026, with potential for extension

Hours: Approximately 40+ hours per week

The Opportunity

Our Client, a HNI family office, is in the throes of transformation and are seeking a highly hands‑on Accounts Payable role to support the business within a complex, multi‑entity environment. The ideal consultant has significant AP experience and is comfortable getting directly into the details, researching payment and invoice issues, working through exceptions, supporting T&E processes, reviewing data, navigating multiple systems, and partnering with stakeholders across a large organization. This position will be particularly well suited for an experienced AP Manager, or senior accounting professional who enjoys the operational side of Accounts Payable and is comfortable functioning as an individual contributor.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day Accounts Payable operations across a complex, multi-entity environment
• Research and resolve escalated AP issues, invoice discrepancies, payment questions, approval delays, and other exceptions
• Review AP activity for accuracy and ensure issues are appropriately investigated and resolved
• Support invoice coding, approval workflows, aging items, vendor balances, and payment-related inquiries
• Work with AP activity spanning a significant number of legal entities and stakeholder groups
• Provide hands‑on support for Travel & Expense (T&E) processes and related issues
• Assist with month‑end activities, including accrual preparation, review, and validation
• Support internal controls and audit‑related AP requests
• Assist with annual 1099 activities across multiple legal entities
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and other business stakeholders to resolve issues and maintain continuity
• Provide BAU support while broader finance transformation initiatives are underway

What We're Looking For

• 5–10+ years of progressive Accounts Payable experience, ideally including AP Manager, Senior Manager, Director, or comparable senior‑level responsibilities
• Strong experience within complex, multi‑entity AP environments
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and resolve difficult AP exceptions and escalations
• Strong understanding of T&E processes
• Experience working with numerous internal stakeholders across Finance and Accounting
• Strong ERP experience; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is a plus
• Coupa experience is highly desirable
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and data analysis
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work through complex payment activity
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills
• Comfortable operating in a highly hands‑on individual‑contributor capacity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced AP professional who can quickly step into a sophisticated environment, work independently, and provide reliable operational support through year‑end.