Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist
Seattle, WA (Downtown) - Onsite
Direct Hire

Our client is a global market leader in live streaming, delivering innovative products and services to clients worldwide.
Candidates must have multicurrency and multi-entity accounting experience.

About the Role

The Accounts Payable Specialist will gain hands-on experience within a high-volume, fast-paced, global organization. This position is responsible for the vendor payment and reimbursement process and plays a key role in managing end-to-end accounts payable operations and controls.

This role partners cross-functionally to ensure timely and accurate vendor payments, strong internal controls, and continuous process improvements. It is a hands-on position focused on daily execution as well as system and process enhancements. The role offers growth potential and opportunities to explore additional areas of accounting based on individual strengths and interests. This is a full-time, permanent, onsite position.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounts payable lifecycle, including invoice intake, approval workflows, three-way matching, payment processing, and vendor reconciliations
• Maintain and enforce accounts payable controls and vendor onboarding standards
• Lead month-end accounts payable close activities, including reconciliations and audit support
• Ensure timely and accurate payments through check runs, wire transfers, and ACH transactions
• Oversee 1099 compliance and reporting requirements
• Prepare monthly journal entries related to prepaid expenses, fixed assets, leases, amortization, and use tax
• Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships by responding to inquiries and resolving payment issues promptly
• Manage employee expense reimbursement processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Administer the corporate credit card program in compliance with company policies
• Support special projects and ad hoc initiatives as needed

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related business field
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and U.S. GAAP
• Strong proficiency in Excel with solid analytical capabilities
• Minimum of 3 years of accounts payable experience in a multi-entity or multinational environment
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey information and actively listen
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively within a team, contribute positively to team dynamics, and support departmental objectives
• Position is based onsite in downtown Seattle; remote work is not available
• Content Visibility:
  No exposure to adult content or related websites is required

Position Details

• Download, enter, and process invoices in Sage
• Manage accounts payable for 12-14 primary legal entities, with occasional ad hoc payments for additional entities (primarily via corporate credit card)
• Ensure invoices are billed to the correct legal entity
• Identify and prevent cross-company payment errors
• Handle state filings for Washington, Nevada, and Texas
• Manage business licenses and other annual compliance requirements
• Oversee American Express and Visa credit card transactions
• Process approximately 300 transactions per month, often involving high-dollar amounts
• Provide support for expense reporting and reconciliations
• Manage 1099 compliance and reporting
• Preferred experience processing 1099s for 100-200 vendors
• Assist with general ledger reconciliations for select accounts
• Utilize SharePoint for accounts payable documentation
• Ensure all invoice payments are properly supported and stored in Share Point
• Maintain consistent adherence to documentation and record-keeping standards