Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist

Location: Houston, TX
Schedule: 100% On-Site
Employment Type: Temporary-to-Hire
Pay: $26.00-$29.00 per hour

LHH is partnering with a Houston-area client seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist to join their accounting team. This temporary-to-hire opportunity is ideal for an AP professional who is comfortable working in a high-volume environment and has strong experience with vendor reconciliations, invoice discrepancies, payment support, and month-end AP activities.

The ideal candidate will bring solid Accounts Payable experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to research issues through resolution. Experience with Sage and automated invoice processing or OCR technology is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process a high volume of vendor invoices while ensuring accuracy, appropriate coding, and timely handling

• Complete monthly vendor statement reconciliations and research outstanding items

• Investigate invoice discrepancies, payment variances, duplicate charges, and other exceptions

• Communicate directly with vendors to resolve payment questions and account issues

• Handle manual entry and review of invoices requiring additional processing

• Monitor invoices flagged by automated workflows and correct exceptions before payment

• Assist with payment processing, remittance documentation, and related AP activities

• Support month-end close, including AP reconciliations and accrual-related tasks

• Maintain accurate vendor information and supporting documentation

• Work across multiple entities or locations as needed

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Accounts Payable experience preferred

• Experience using Sage or a comparable accounting/ERP system

• Strong background in vendor statement reconciliations

• Proven ability to research and resolve complex invoice and payment discrepancies

• Experience processing invoices in a high-volume AP environment

• Familiarity with invoice automation, OCR, or electronic AP workflow tools; Signal 7 experience is a plus

• Understanding of month-end AP close and accrual support

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, PivotTables, filtering, and reconciliation work

• Experience supporting multiple business entities or locations is a plus

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities

• Comfortable learning new systems and adapting to automated AP processes

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Temporary-to-hire opportunity with potential for long-term employment

• Competitive pay of $26-$29 per hour

• Opportunity to utilize both traditional AP and newer invoice automation technology

• Excellent fit for someone with strong reconciliation and problem-solving experience who enjoys digging into discrepancies and getting accounts cleaned up and accurate

Work Arrangement: This position is 100% on-site in Houston, TX.

Pay Details: $26.00 to $29.00 per hour

Search managed by: Laura Laminack

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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