Accounts Payable Lead

Easton Select Group•West Bridgewater, MA

17d•$75,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Easton Select Group is seeking a hands-on Accounts Payable Lead to oversee daily accounts payable operations across a growing, multi-entity organization. The role ensures accurate and timely invoice processing, vendor account reconciliation, payment management, professional vendor relationships, and strong financial controls while partnering with internal teams to resolve discrepancies. A key focus is centralizing AP operations, standardizing processes, improving visibility into outstanding liabilities, and developing scalable workflows to support growth. The position calls for strong technical AP knowledge, practical problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and the ability to identify opportunities to improve processes, workloads, and staffing. The role is based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and is full-time. Easton Select Group describes its workplace as mission-driven and inclusive, with an emphasis on innovation, collaboration, continuous development, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5–8+ years of hands-on accounts payable experience; multi-entity, multi-location, or decentralized organization experience is preferred.
Strong knowledge of the full AP cycle, including invoice processing, general ledger coding, approval workflows, payment runs, ACH/wire payments, and vendor account maintenance.
Experience reconciling vendor accounts, resolving discrepancies, researching outstanding balances, and managing aged payables.
Ability to manage high-volume AP workloads across multiple entities, prioritize competing deadlines, and maintain accuracy.
Understanding of internal controls, audit readiness, documentation standards, reconciliation processes, and fraud prevention.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including ability to identify root causes and implement sustainable process improvements.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills, attention to detail, and ability to collaborate with vendors, internal stakeholders, and finance leadership.
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, high-growth environment, including acquisition integration, while enforcing policies and developing scalable AP processes.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite or similar platforms.
Familiarity with AP automation, OCR invoice capture, and approval workflow tools.

Responsibilities

Manage and actively participate in daily accounts payable processing across multiple entities, including invoice review, coding, approval routing, payment processing, and vendor account maintenance.
Reconcile vendor statements and accounts; investigate discrepancies, resolve unapplied credits, identify missing invoices, and ensure outstanding balances are accurate and addressed.
Monitor AP aging reports for overdue invoices, aged credits, payment issues, and other outstanding items requiring follow-up or escalation.
Manage payment schedules and priorities to pay vendors accurately and on time, coordinating with internal stakeholders on payment timing and cash availability.
Serve as the primary point of contact for vendors by managing inquiries, resolving disputes, researching payment status, and maintaining vendor relationships.
Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, duplicate invoices or payments, pricing differences, missing approvals, and other AP exceptions.
Maintain accurate vendor master data and follow appropriate documentation and verification procedures when establishing or modifying vendor records.
Help centralize AP operations, standardize processes, improve visibility into outstanding liabilities, and build scalable workflows.