Accounts Payable Specialist

Robert Half • Oak Brook, IL • 4h ago

Description

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist to join a wholesale distribution organization in Oak Brook, Illinois for a Long-term Contract assignment. This onsite opportunity is ideal for a detail-focused candidate who can manage a large volume of payables activity, bring structure to outstanding transactions, and collaborate effectively with teams across the business. The role calls for someone who can work with urgency, maintain accuracy under pressure, and support smooth invoice-to-payment operations in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities:

Manage a substantial queue of accounts payable transactions while maintaining accuracy and timely completion.

Review and reconcile invoices against purchase orders and receiving records to confirm proper three-way matching.

Identify billing discrepancies, research root causes, and coordinate with internal teams and vendors to resolve issues efficiently.

Work closely with Procurement and other business partners to reduce outstanding payables items and improve processing flow.

Enter vouchers and process invoices with a high level of attention to coding, documentation, and payment deadlines.

Maintain well-organized accounts payable files and supporting records to ensure audit readiness and easy retrieval.

Communicate with vendors and internal stakeholders regarding payment updates, missing information, and exception handling.

Contribute to process improvements that strengthen workflow efficiency and help the team meet project timelines.

Support payment activities including ACH transactions and check run preparation as needed.

The salary range for this position is $25 to $35/hour, plus bonus. Benefits are available including medical, vision, and dental, and life and disability insurance. Employees hired for our FTEP Program are also eligible to enroll in our company's 401(k) or deferred compensation plan (if eligible). FTEP employees also earn paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time and paid holidays. Learn more at roberthalfbenefits.com/resources. Our specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster.

Requirements - At least 3 years of full-cycle accounts payable experience in a high-volume setting.

Demonstrated ability to perform purchase order matching and manage complex invoice review and processing.

Strong working knowledge of account coding, invoice coding, and standard accounts payable controls.

Experience handling tight deadlines while independently organizing and prioritizing workload.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for day-to-day accounts payable tasks and reconciliation support.

Background partnering with Procurement and cross-functional teams to resolve transaction issues.

Familiarity with ACH processing and check runs.

Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is strongly preferred.

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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