Senior Accounts Payable

Title: Accounts Payable Specialist
Company: Biotech industry
Compensation: $60,000-$70,000 bonus

Overview
The Accounts Payable Specialist IV plays a key role in managing day-to-day AP operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments. This position supports expense reporting, assists with system upgrades, and drives process improvements across AP functions.

Responsibilities
• Process invoices (2-way and 3-way match), including complex transactions, and resolve discrepancies with business teams
• Prepare weekly payment runs and monitor GR/IR and AP aging reports
• Reconcile vendor statements and address rejected payments or banking updates
• Support ERP and Concur system testing, upgrades, and implementations
• Audit employee expense reports for policy compliance and assist with Concur inquiries
• Maintain and update Desktop Procedures and assist with audit requests
• Prepare Excel-based and ad hoc reports; assist with 1099 reconciliation and filing
• Provide backup support for AP processing during peak periods

Qualifications
• Associate's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5 years of AP or accounting experience with strong invoice processing knowledge
• Proficient in ERP systems (SAP, Coupa) and Concur
• Advanced Excel skills with strong attention to detail and organization
• Ability to work independently, manage shifting priorities, and partner effectively across teams
• Experience with SAP implementation and 3-way match exception handling
• Background in Concur and travel & expense auditing

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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