Accounts Payable Specialist (Part-Time) — Detroit, MI (Hybrid)
Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist (repeat: Accounts Payable Specialist)
Location: Detroit, MI 48202 (hybrid; in-office preferred)
Schedule: Part-time, ~25 hours/week; in-office Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday (optional remote work on Monday, based on business need)
Pay: $21.00–$25.00/hr
Summary
Seeking a detail-focused Accounts Payable Specialist to support day-to-day invoice processing, vendor maintenance, and timely payments. This part-time Accounts Payable Specialist role is ideal for someone who can keep AP organized, follow approval workflows, and help improve process efficiency in a professional finance environment.
Responsibilities
- Process vendor invoices end-to-end, including coding, matching, and verification against purchase orders/contracts and required approvals
- Enter invoices into an invoice processing system; prepare documentation to support accurate general ledger (GL) posting
- Maintain vendor records (EFT/ACH details, addresses) and collect/validate W-9/1099 information
- Run payments including check runs and ACH/EFT; support positive pay and banking uploads as needed
- Research and resolve invoice/payment issues, discrepancies, and returned checks
- Perform monthly/quarterly reconciliations related to AP and employee advance activity
- Prepare recurring journal entries, including expense reclasses (e.g., corporate card activity) and month-end accruals after posting cutoffs
- Track contract/vendor spend and follow up on missing invoices/approvals to keep payments current
- Support short-term finance projects focused on modernization, organization, and process improvement
Qualifications
- Recent hands-on experience in accounts payable / AP processing in a professional office environment
- Strong working knowledge of invoice processing, approvals workflows, payment processing, and reconciliation
- Experience with invoice processing systems including SAP, Edge, or similar AP/document management platforms preferred
- Comfortable with ACH/EFT, vendor maintenance, and W-9/1099 documentation
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., lookups, pivot tables, SUMIF/S)
- Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Degree in Accounting/Finance preferred (or equivalent practical AP experience)