Accounts Payable Clerk

Accounts Payable Clerk

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team on a contract basis in Brooklyn, New York. The ideal candidate will play a key role in managing invoice processing, coding, and payment preparation to ensure smooth financial operations. This position requires strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Responsibilities include processing and verifying invoices to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies, assigning appropriate codes to invoices for tracking and reporting purposes, preparing and executing check runs for timely vendor payments, maintaining and updating accounts payable documentation and records, resolving discrepancies or issues related to invoices and payments, collaborating with internal teams to ensure proper coding and approval workflows, monitoring payment schedules and addressing overdue accounts as needed, assisting in month-end closing activities related to accounts payable, performing regular audits of accounts payable data to maintain accuracy, and providing support for financial reporting and audits as required.

Requirements include proven experience in accounts payable processes, including invoice coding and payment preparation, familiarity with check runs and invoice tracking systems, strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, attention to detail to ensure accuracy in financial documentation, proficiency in accounting software and tools, knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance standards, excellent communication skills for vendor and internal team interactions, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.