Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist
Location: Park Ridge, IL
Pay Range: $26/HR-$28/HR (Based on experience & qualifications)
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance. 401(k)

Role Overview:

Brilliant Financial Staffing has been engaged in a search for an Accounts Payable Specialist with our client located in Park Ridge, IL. Our client is a well-established organization with a busy Accounts Payable department that is currently seeking additional support while an employee is on medical leave. This is a 3–4 month contract opportunity with an immediate need.

The Accounts Payable Specialist will primarily handle check processing, invoice review, and remittance review while supporting the AP team during a particularly busy period. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of AP experience, strong attention to detail, PO experience, and the ability to quickly learn new systems and processes.

Accounts Payable Specialist Responsibilities:

• Perform monthly vendor statement reconciliations and research outstanding balances or discrepancies
• Collect, review, and maintain vendor W-9 forms
• Ensure vendor records are complete and up to date
• Process a high volume of incoming vendor checks, approximately 200–400 checks per week
• Review invoices prior to payment for accuracy, approvals, pricing, quantities, and supporting documentation
• Identify discrepancies, unusual charges, duplicate invoices, and other issues requiring investigation
• Review remittance information to ensure payments are applied correctly
• Update vendor records accurately
• Communicate with vendors and internal departments to resolve payment, invoice, and account discrepancies

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of recent Accounts Payable experience
• Purchase Order experience required
• Experience working with a larger ERP system
• Strong attention to detail is a must
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and processes
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Basic Microsoft Excel skills, including filtering

If you or anybody you know are qualified and interested, please apply ASAP!

Brilliant Staffing, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Brilliant is an award-winning direct-hire, contract and consulting practice specializing in accounting, finance and technology for the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S. Many of Brilliant’s team members include former accounting, finance and technology professionals who are experts in the fields.