Accounts Payable Specialist - Automation

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions. Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®. We are seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist - Automation, f or our First Quality Tissue plant located in Anderson, SC . AP Specialist will be responsible for administering and coordinating Accounts Payable related activities by processing invoices while monitoring automation, resolving exceptions, and helping expand automated vendor invoice processing. Primary Responsibilities: Reviews all payable invoices and supporting documents for accuracy and adherence to the company policy. Perform 3-way matching (invoice, PO, receipt) and resolve price/quantity variances. Execute invoice processing for payment runs (ACH, SUA, SCF, wire, check) in line with terms, discounts, and approval rules. Reconcile vendor statements to the AP subledger and aging. Monitor invoices processed via bots and post them to SAP as appropriate. Investigate bot failures, data-extraction errors, and matching exceptions on invoices parked by the bot. Escalate system issues to automation developers/ IT. Identify vendors and invoice types that can move from manual to automated processing and support onboarding. Support month-end close: accruals, AP aging analysis. Support 1099 reporting. Respond to vendor inquiries and internal coding/approval questions. Provide documentation for internal and external audits. Partner with Procurement, IT, and Finance on process improvements and system enhancements. Follow segregation of duties, approval matrices, and fraud-prevention controls. The ideal candidate will possess the following skills: 2–4+ years of full-cycle Accounts Payable experience Working knowledge of AP best practices, 3-way match, and vendor statement reconciliation Hands-on experience with SAP, experience with AP automation Experience expanding automation coverage Associate’s/bachelor’s in accounting or finance (or equivalent experience) Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots, basic data cleanup) High attention to detail, organized workflow management, and clear written/verbal communication What We Offer You We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive: Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities Paid time off (three-week minimum) Medical, dental and vision starting day one 401(k) with employer match Paid parental leave Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500) Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby) Tuition assistance Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums ...and more! First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data. First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.