Accounts Payable Specialist

Summary

Join Oportun as an Accounts Payable Specialist and handle the accounting work associated with the accounts payable process, ensuring vendors are paid accurately and efficiently. You will perform three-way matching, monitor payment discrepancies, and communicate with vendors and internal teams. This role requires strong accounting skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication. The ideal candidate will have experience in accounts payable and procurement within an international company. Oportun offers a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Requirements

• An understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting skills is required
• Degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics, Business
• Conversational and business English
• 2+ years of previous experience in Accounts Payable, Procurement and / or other Procure to Pay related processes
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, fast learner, team player, resourceful, organized

Responsibilities

• Perform 3, 2 and 1-Way Match and check for accuracy of PO’s and receipts
• Paying vendors from PDF invoices received
• Monitoring payment discrepancies, discount opportunities and documentations
• Ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos
• Charge expenses to accounts / spend categories and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries
• Review and verify expense reports
• Communications to Vendors and Business Units regarding payments / updates
• Communications with the Cash team regarding check payments; reconciliations, stop-payments
• Communications with Procurement Team regarding Purchase Orders; Receipts and/or Amendments
• Prepare analysis of A/P accounts and monthly reports
• Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
• Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions
• Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
• Continue to improve the payment process
• Identify improvements/development areas for projects within AP and other departments that we work with
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
• Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in international company is preferred