Accounts Payable Clerk

Robert Half • Arlington, VA • 1d ago

Description We are looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join a busy finance team on a contract basis with the potential for a permanent position. This role is well suited for someone who learns quickly, enjoys managing a steady flow of transactions, and can bring a thoughtful approach to day-to-day accounting work. The position offers the opportunity to support essential payables operations while contributing to an organized and responsive vendor payment process.

Responsibilities:

Process a high volume of invoices each month with accuracy, including both straightforward entries and more detailed multi-line transactions.

Review, code, and enter invoices into the system while ensuring charges are assigned correctly and supporting documentation is complete.

Help reduce existing invoice queues by prioritizing outstanding items and maintaining timely turnaround on daily payables activity.

Manage employee expense submissions and verify compliance with internal approval and documentation standards before payment.

Communicate with vendors and internal business partners to resolve billing questions, payment discrepancies, and missing information.

Support full-cycle accounts payable activities from invoice receipt through payment processing and record maintenance.

Participate in knowledge-sharing and cross-training efforts to strengthen team coverage across accounts payable functions.

Provide additional support during the initial onboarding period, including availability to work Fridays during the first several weeks of the assignment. Requirements - Hands-on experience in accounts payable, including invoice review, coding, and processing.

Ability to handle high transaction volume while maintaining strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Familiarity with full-cycle AP procedures, from invoice entry through payment support and reconciliation follow-up.

Experience processing expense reports and working with vendor-related documentation and inquiries.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage backlogs, shifting priorities, and recurring deadlines.

Sound judgment, initiative, and a proactive mindset suited to a fast-moving team environment.

Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across finance and operations.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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