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Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounting & Finance/Accounts Payable

LHH

$24.00 - $27.00 per Hour

Newark, New Jersey

Contract/Temp to Hire

Accounts Payable

Accounting & Finance

Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist

Location: Newark, NJ (on-site)

Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $24.00 - $27.00 per hour

Job Description:

As an Accounts Payable Specialist, you will be responsible for managing and processing all invoices received for payment and for undertaking the payment of all creditors in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.

  • Perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data.

  • Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.

  • Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements.

  • Generate reports detailing accounts payables status.

  • Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients.

  • Assist with month-end closing.

Qualifications:

  • Proven working experience as Accounts Payable Specialist.

  • Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles.

  • Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records.

  • Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers.

  • Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software.

  • Proficiency in MS Office.

  • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

  • BS degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply via email at christine.kiernan@lhh.com



Pay Details: $24.00 to $27.00 per hour

Search managed by: Christine Kiernan

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.



Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled



To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy



The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:


  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounting & Finance/Accounts Payable

LHH

$24.00 - $27.00 per Hour

Newark, New Jersey

Contract/Temp to Hire

Accounts Payable

Accounting & Finance

Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist

Location: Newark, NJ (on-site)

Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $24.00 - $27.00 per hour

Job Description:

As an Accounts Payable Specialist, you will be responsible for managing and processing all invoices received for payment and for undertaking the payment of all creditors in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.

  • Perform day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data.

  • Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all bills and payments are accounted for and properly posted.

  • Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements.

  • Generate reports detailing accounts payables status.

  • Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients.

  • Assist with month-end closing.

Qualifications:

  • Proven working experience as Accounts Payable Specialist.

  • Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles.

  • Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records.

  • Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers.

  • Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software.

  • Proficiency in MS Office.

  • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

  • BS degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply via email at christine.kiernan@lhh.com



Pay Details: $24.00 to $27.00 per hour

Search managed by: Christine Kiernan

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.



Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled



To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy



The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:


  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Ref US_EN_27_814356_3053890
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