AP Specialist II- Mergers & Acquisitions

Upperline Health•Nashville, TN

20d•Hybrid

About The Position

Upperline Health is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist II to compile and maintain accounts payable records and ensure payments are completed and expenses are controlled. The role involves receiving and processing payments, verifying and reconciling invoices, and following established policies and procedures accurately and on time. It focuses on accounts payable due diligence and integration work during mergers and acquisitions, supporting multiple entities and newly acquired businesses. The position is full-time and follows a hybrid schedule, with three preset days per week in the Nashville headquarters office; Tuesdays and Fridays are eligible for remote work. Upperline Health describes itself as the nation’s largest provider group dedicated to lower extremity, wounds, and vascular care, and a pioneer in value-based specialty care. The company notes that future career growth opportunities may arise as it continues to grow.

Requirements

Three or more years of accounts payable experience preferred, ideally in a fast-paced, multi-entity, or M&A-active organization.
Self-starter with problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical skills, able to work effectively amid organizational change and shifting priorities.
Strong customer service orientation and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with newly acquired vendors and internal stakeholders.
Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and confidentiality, particularly when handling sensitive deal-related and vendor information.
Effective verbal, listening, and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills to manage accounts payable across multiple entities, prioritize, and multitask.
Sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines, particularly during time-sensitive integration and closing periods.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Prior exposure to M&A due diligence, vendor onboarding or integration, or multi-entity accounts payable environments.
Experience or exposure to accounting system conversions, vendor migrations, or multi-entity accounting environments during mergers or acquisitions.
Experience with Sage Intacct and/or Tipalti.
Comfort working with data across multiple accounting systems during consolidations.

Responsibilities

Support accounts payable due diligence during M&A transactions by reviewing target companies’ outstanding payables, vendor contracts, and payment histories to identify risks or liabilities.
Maintain a vendor tracker and provide real-time integration progress updates to stakeholders as requested.
Assist with transitioning and mapping acquired vendor accounts into corporate accounting systems, ensuring accurate onboarding and minimal payment disruption.
Respond to inquiries from legacy and newly acquired vendors and maintain strong relationships through proactive communication during transitions.
Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances across multiple entities during and after integration.
Maintain accounts payable reports, spreadsheets, and files for acquired entities to support consolidated reporting.
Assist with monthly closings across newly integrated business units.
Complete administrative tasks to document and organize payable files for acquired companies, supporting audit and compliance needs.
Protect the organization’s value by keeping deal-related and vendor information confidential.
Perform other duties as assigned.