Accounts Payable Specialist

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to support finance operations for a growing organization in San Francisco, California. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone who brings strong accounts payable expertise, excellent judgment around expense coding, and the ability to keep high-volume workflows moving accurately and on time. The person in this role will partner with internal teams, external vendors, and service providers to maintain efficient payment processes while strengthening day-to-day accounting operations.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee daily accounts payable activity, ensuring invoices, employee expenses, and payment requests are reviewed, coded, and routed accurately.
• Process a large volume of corporate card and travel-related transactions in alignment with internal policy and accounting standards.
• Resolve outstanding expense items and clean up aged transactions to improve accuracy and timeliness across the payables cycle.
• Coordinate with department stakeholders to secure approvals and remove bottlenecks that could delay invoice processing.
• Manage incoming requests through the AP workflow, from receipt and review through payment readiness and follow-up.
• Communicate with vendors and external administration partners to address discrepancies, confirm documentation, and support proper invoice handling.
• Contribute to workflow improvements by identifying manual pain points and recommending more efficient, technology-enabled processes.
• Assist with broader accounting support such as reconciliations, journal entries, and other finance-related projects as business needs arise.
• Support expense operations using modern tools and automation solutions to increase consistency, visibility, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience in accounts payable, expense operations, accounting, or finance support roles.

• Hands-on experience with Ramp is required.

• Strong working knowledge of invoice coding, expense review, approvals, ACH activity, and check processing.

• Experience in private equity, investment management, asset management, venture capital, or a similar financial environment is preferred.

• Familiarity with outsourced fund administration models is an advantage.

• Experience with Sage Intacct or comparable accounting platforms is strongly preferred.

• Ability to work independently, manage priorities in a remote setting, and communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

• Demonstrated interest in process improvement, automation, and using technology to enhance finance operations.

** If you're interested in this position, please apply to this position and contact First and last name at Ramkashyap.kota - at - roberthalf - .com with your word resume and reference job ID#00410-0013469976 **

Compensation

$28.00-$33.00 Hourly

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