Sr. Accounts Payable Specialist
EBS Recruiters • St. Louis, Missouri • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Jul 17, 2026
The Sr. AP Specialist manages the full accounts payable cycle within a high-volume, multi-location or multi-entity environment. This role is responsible for complex reconciliations, vendor management, payment processing, month-end support, and maintaining strong internal controls. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated accounting professional who can think critically, investigate discrepancies, improve processes, and take ownership of detailed projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle accounts payable, including invoice receipt, coding, approvals, entry, payment processing, and record retention
- Process vendor payments through ACH, checks, wire transfers, and corporate credit cards
- Perform detailed account and vendor statement reconciliations and resolve complex discrepancies
- Ensure transactions from multiple locations or entities are accurately transferred between POS, ERP, and accounting systems
- Maintain vendor master records, W-9s, banking details, and payment terms while following fraud-prevention controls
- Monitor AP aging, payment deadlines, discounts, and outstanding issues
- Support month-end and year-end close, including accruals, reconciliations, reporting, audit requests, and 1099 preparation
- Assist with acquisition integrations, ERP/POS integrations, and standardization of AP processes
- Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and stronger internal controls
- Serve as an AP subject matter expert and provide guidance or training to team members
- Communicate professionally with vendors and internal departments to resolve payment and account issues
- Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered
- 5+ years of progressive accounts payable or accounting experience
- High-volume, multi-location, or multi-entity AP experience required
- Strong full-cycle AP and account reconciliation experience
- Advanced Excel skills required, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and data analysis
- Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite strongly preferred
- Experience with ERP/POS integrations, acquisition integrations, or process standardization preferred
- Strong knowledge of vendor management, electronic payments, 1099 reporting, internal controls, and AP fraud prevention
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet recurring deadlines
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $36,000–$56,000 per year (median ~$54,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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