AP Specialist

Crescent Energy Management • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Accounts Payable Specialist reports to the Accounts Payable Supervisor and ensures accurate, timely processing of invoices and payment requests. The role resolves coding and payment discrepancies and maintains productive relationships with vendors, field teams, and internal stakeholders. Success requires strong attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

The position also involves vendor onboarding, responding to invoice and payment inquiries, reconciling vendor statements, escalating complex or recurring issues, and identifying process improvements. The specialist may perform additional accounts payable duties and special projects as assigned. The role is expected to maintain productivity, accuracy, availability, and response-time standards in both office and remote-work settings.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of Accounts Payable experience.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including lookup functions, PivotTables, and formulas.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated accountability and follow-through on assigned items through resolution.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize a high volume of transactions while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Oil and gas industry experience.
• SAP experience.
• OpenInvoice experience.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new vendors, including validating required documentation.
• Review and process invoices and manual payment requests in OpenInvoice.
• Respond promptly to vendor and internal questions about invoice status and payments.
• Resolve routine invoice coding and payment exceptions.
• Escalate complex, recurring, or unresolved issues to the Supervisor or Senior AP Specialist.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Perform additional accounts payable duties and special projects as assigned.
• Maintain established productivity, accuracy, availability, and response-time standards in office and remote-work settings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED