Accounts Payable Analyst

Direct Hire | Remote with Occasional Onsite Requirements in South Charlotte

TalentBridge is partnering with an established, growing organization to identify an experienced Accounts Payable Analyst to join its accounting team. This direct-hire opportunity offers a primarily remote work arrangement, with occasional onsite requirements in Ballantyne, NC.

The Accounts Payable Analyst will play a key role in supporting full-cycle accounts payable operations across multiple locations, ensuring accurate invoice processing, timely vendor payments, account reconciliations, and reliable financial reporting. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable managing a high-volume workload while collaborating with internal teams and external vendors.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional looking to join a collaborative team, contribute to process improvements, and take ownership of essential accounts payable functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle accounts payable activities, including high-volume invoice processing, payment preparation, and vendor account maintenance.

• Review, code, and enter vendor invoices into the ERP system, ensuring accuracy and proper general ledger classification.

• Monitor payment terms, resolve discrepancies, and identify opportunities to maximize vendor discounts.

• Reconcile accounts payable balances, system reports, vendor statements, and supporting documentation.

• Review and reconcile corporate credit card transactions, ensuring accurate coding and general ledger postings.

• Prepare and analyze AP aging reports and provide weekly cash disbursement forecasts to Treasury.

• Coordinate vendor payments, including check preparation, payment verification, and related documentation.

• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies, payment issues, and vendor inquiries in a timely manner.

• Support month-end and year-end close activities, audit requests, and financial documentation requirements.

• Assist with training and onboarding new accounts payable team members as needed.

• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, strengthen internal controls, and increase operational efficiency.

• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and operational teams on ongoing projects and additional responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive accounts payable experience, preferably in a high-volume, multi-location environment.

• Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounts payable, invoice processing, vendor management, payment processing, and reconciliations.

• Experience using ERP or accounting systems.

• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.

• Experience with AP aging reports, general ledger coding, and corporate credit card reconciliations.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently in a remote environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a customer-service-oriented approach to vendor and internal inquiries.

• High level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion when handling confidential financial information.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.