Accounts Payable Vendor Master Specialist

Irving, Texas

Meriton is a national team of experts driving HVAC innovation through a network of high-performing companies. From strategy and support to systems and solutions, we work behind the scenes to strengthen operations and build value—for our partners and our people.

If you're looking to make an impact, we're glad you're here. At Meriton, you'll join a team that believes in big ideas, doing great work, and building careers that matter—every step of the way.

Reports To : Vendor Master Supervisor

Department : Shared Services Center (SSC) – Accounts Payable

Team : Vendor Master & Onboarding Team

Location : Irving, TX

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Role Summary

Scope : U.S. vendor onboarding, validation, and master data maintenance.

The Vendor Master Specialist is responsible for executing the accurate, compliant, and timely creation and maintenance of vendor records in Meriton's financial systems. This position supports the foundation of all procure-to-pay transactions by ensuring each vendor is properly validated, classified, and approved according to corporate policy and regulatory requirements.

As Meriton scales rapidly, this role supports a high-volume vendor population across multiple business units and entities, performing end-to-end onboarding activities with precision and control. The Vendor Master Specialist maintains clean master data to enable automation, touchless invoice processing, and reliable financial reporting.

This position is critical to the company's compliance framework, supporting tax, and banking validations, and serving as the first line of defense in vendor-related control assurance.

Shared Services & Scale Priorities

• Accuracy & Compliance : Maintain complete, validated, and audit-ready vendor records for all business units.
• Standardization : Apply consistent onboarding templates, naming conventions, and approval workflows across all business units.
• Risk Prevention : Enforce duplicate detection, OFAC screening, and banking validation controls.
• Scalability : Support growth in onboarding volume through standardized processes and use of automation tools.
• Audit Readiness : Maintain thorough documentation and traceability for all vendor setups, changes, and validations.

Core Responsibilities

Compliance & Validation

Data Quality & Reporting

Qualifications

Key Success Metrics

Accuracy : Duplicate detection and inactive cleanup cycle adherence.

Timeliness : Setup turnaround within 1 business day of complete documentation.

Compliance : All records complete, retrievable, and compliant with policy.

Audit Readiness : All records complete, retrievable, and compliant with policy.

Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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