Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist

We're seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Accounting team. In this role, you'll process vendor invoices, ensure timely payments, and help maintain accurate financial records. The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for accurately processing and recording all company expenditures, ensuring vendor invoices and expense reports are properly authorized, coded, and paid on time. This role helps maintain strong vendor relationships and supports the integrity and efficiency of the company's financial operations.

This role requires you to be on-site at our headquarters in McLean, VA.

Responsibilities

• Managing AP inbox, and responding to any AP inquiries in a timely manner.
• Coding vendor bills into the accounting system with accuracy and obtaining appropriate approvals for payments.
• 3-way matching invoices to Purchase Orders.
• Reviewing the AP aging report and preparing weekly payments.
• Preparing various cash disbursement transaction journal entries.
• Maintaining vendor list and reconciling vendor statements on a monthly basis to ensure all invoices are received.
• Assisting with reviewing month end expense accruals and ensuring they are booked appropriately.
• Booking benefits allocation expense.
• Supporting with other month-end close tasks as assigned.
• Performing miscellaneous duties for department as requested.
• Preparing 1099s on an annual basis and any year end reporting tasks.
• Supporting management in developing and implementing Company accounting policies and procedures.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Somatus, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any @type will not be tolerated.