Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist

Temporary- 3 month contract Onsite, Hybrid after training

Financial District Boston, MA

Up to $32/hour

A well-established Boston law firm is seeking an AP Specialist to join its team immediately in a 3 month temporary contract role.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree preferred.
• 2-4 years of previous Accounts Payable experience in a law firm environment or professional services environment is highly preferred.
• Hands on experience 3 way matching invoices, Invoice Coding and Journal Entries
• Experience managing high volume AP inbox
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsbilities

• Utilize computerized accounting and payables software programs (including Elite 3E, Excel, Chrome River).
• Review vendor invoices for compliance and ensure proper coding and approvals.
• Prepare and process electronic payable files into the financial system and troubleshoot errors.
• Analyze the system for possible duplicate activity. Institute corrections as needed. Communicate errors to others involved with the errors, and work to reduce the future issues.
• Investigate and resolve outstanding vendor checks.
• Assists in managing the AP team email. Answering questions and resolving issues as they arise for vendors, attorneys and staff. Ensuring urgent issues are escalated appropriately.
• Assist with the processing of wires. Reviewing backup for compliance and assist with entry of the wire into the financial systems.
• Assist with weekly check runs.
• Ensuring any special requests with checks are handled as needed.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.