Accounts Payable Specialist
Posted: 02/09/2026
Employment Type:
TEMP
Industry: Accounting
Job Number: 133186
Pay Rate: $23 / hour
Job Description
Accounts Payable Specialist
Houston, TX
Job Description
LKJordan is seeking a detail-oriented and dependable Accounts Payable Specialist to manage all aspects of the accounts payable function. This position requires reliable, consistent attendance, strong organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate across departments while maintaining accurate financial records.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Reliable, consistent, attendance is a requirement. This position requires punctuality and dependable attendance to meet the needs of the business, including attending and taking part in meetings and presentations.
- Verifies the validity of payable invoices, completes 3-way match verification, ensures proper authorization and coding, and enters invoices to the appropriate general ledger account codes.
- Compares purchase orders, prices, terms of payments, and other changes and works with Procurement if necessary changes are needed.
- Collaborates with the inventory team to ensure BOLs, Packaging slips, and other documents are documented for item receipts.
- Processes vendor payments accurately and in a timely manner.
- Processing due invoices for payments and managing due dates of other invoices to assist with cashflow.
- Serves as primary vendor contact for all vendor account questions, and maintains good vendor relationships by researching and following up on any vendor requests for outstanding payment status or discrepancies.
- Ensures that vendor accounts sub-ledger reconciles with the trial balance.
- Maintains accurate and complete vendor files.
- Processes annual Form 1099 and Form 1096 reporting and submission of forms.
- Coordinates and assists auditors during preparation for audit and fieldwork.
- Coordinates payable functions and processes with personnel in other departments.
- Identifies fixed asset expenditures, and assists with maintaining supporting documentation for audits and tracking of capital expenditures for Cap Ex budgets.
- Maintains electronic and original approved vendor contract files.
- Follows established policies and procedures.
- Collaborates with the Procurement team to ensure timely closure of Purchase Orders.
- Manages invoices and payments using accounting software and other programs.
- Follows up with departments to resolve unpaid invoices through weekly reporting updates.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with new and existing vendors
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