Accounts Payable Clerk

We are looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to support a non-profit organization in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-volume finance setting and takes pride in keeping invoice activity accurate, organized, and on schedule. The person in this role will help maintain efficient payment operations, address invoice issues, and contribute to a collaborative accounting team in an primarily onsite environment.

Responsibilities:

• Handle a large volume of incoming invoices from receipt through payment processing while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.

• Work through a substantial backlog of outstanding invoices and help bring accounts payable activity up to date.

• Examine invoice details carefully to confirm correct amounts, coding, and supporting information before entry.

• Identify the appropriate internal contacts for approval and route invoices to the correct departments.

• Track approval status and follow up with stakeholders to prevent delays in payment processing.

• Respond to vendor questions, investigate discrepancies, and assist in resolving payment-related issues.

• Provide day-to-day accounts payable support during a period of team change while helping maintain continuity of operations.

• Partner with finance and operational teams to keep invoice workflows moving efficiently in an automated processing environment.

*Please note that all candidates are required to provide 2 recent supervisor or manager references in order to be considered for employment.

 

Please submit your resume and call 651-293-3973 for review and consideration.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of hands-on accounts payable experience.
• Background working with automated invoice or expense processing systems.
• Strong understanding of invoice coding, invoice review, and payment processing procedures.
• Ability to manage high-volume workloads while staying organized and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy in financial data entry.
• Effective communication skills for working with vendors and internal teams.
• Proven problem-solving ability when researching discrepancies or approval issues.
• Experience with check runs and related accounts payable activities is preferred.

Compensation

$19.79-$23.91 Hourly

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