Accounts Payable Specialist

Element Materials Technology • Blue Ash, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Element is hiring a temporary, full-time Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist to support AP duties across multiple laboratories and/or locations. The role supports the daily upkeep of accounts payable by responding to vendor and laboratory inquiries, ensuring invoices are entered into the accounting system, and helping ensure payments are made within an acceptable timeframe. The Specialist partners with the AP lead and AP representatives. The temporary assignment lasts until the end of 2026.

This is a hybrid role, with work at Element’s Blue Ash headquarters Monday through Thursday and remote work on Fridays.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience supporting accounts payable across multiple sites or locations, or 1 year of experience and a college degree, preferably with an accounting or accounting-related major.
• Ability to read and interpret accounting-related documents.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal colleagues and external vendors.
• Ability to calculate invoice amounts, payment terms, and cash balances and apply basic math concepts.
• Excellent analytical skills and knowledge of accounting and financial principles.
• Demonstrated problem-resolution skills.
• Critical attention to detail.
• Proficiency with accounting software systems.
• Ability to remain calm while managing deadlines and multiple priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to function as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Build friendly relationships with vendors.
• Analyze accounts, obtain missing invoices, and address discrepancies.
• Build rapport with assigned Element laboratories.
• Maintain a spreadsheet tracking invoices and their status, and review it with the assigned laboratory each week.
• Enter, code, key, date-stamp, and file invoices.
• Conduct check runs, including pulling invoices for payment and delivering checks as necessary using postage or overnight delivery.
• Develop overall knowledge of assigned Element laboratories and their vendors for accounts payable topics.
• Perform other tasks as needed or requested by the Lead or Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed