Accounts Payable Specialist

AP Specialist Immediate Opportunity Contract to hire (in-office role) Pay $20-$25 hourly Great Pasadena location with a brand-new office! Zip Code 77503 Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-4:30 PM Accounts Payable Specialist position is responsible for compiling and maintaining AP. Essential functions: Process expense invoices by charging expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports and then submit for appropriate approval to process for payment Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for prepayments Preparing checks and execute check runs Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions Scan processed invoices Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential Create bank wire templates, set-up wire templates, and verify/release wire in the bank Perform vendor maintenance Issue and replenish petty cash Verify and reconcile counter sales drawers and ship tickets Prints, obtains signatures and distributes on all accounts payable checks Acts as liaison for accounts payable departments between our corporate offices and external branches Answers all vendor inquiries Maintains all accounts payable reports, spreadsheets, and corporate accounts payable files Assembles and processes overnight shipments to branches Assists in monthly closings Performs additional assignments at supervisor's discretion