Accounts Payable Specialist- Automation

First Quality • Anderson, SC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist - Automation for its First Quality Tissue plant in Anderson, South Carolina. The role administers and coordinates accounts payable activities, including invoice processing, monitoring automated processing, resolving exceptions, and helping expand automated vendor invoice processing.

The specialist reviews invoices and supporting documentation, performs three-way matching, processes payments, reconciles vendor statements, and supports month-end close and 1099 reporting. The role also monitors invoices processed by bots, investigates bot failures and matching exceptions, supports vendors and internal teams, maintains audit documentation, and partners with Procurement, IT, and Finance on process improvements and system enhancements.

First Quality describes its work environment as collaborative and focused on continuous learning and professional development. The company provides annual data privacy and security training to employees whose roles may involve sensitive information.

Requirements

• Two to four or more years of full-cycle Accounts Payable experience.
• Working knowledge of accounts payable best practices, three-way matching, and vendor statement reconciliation.
• Hands-on experience with SAP and accounts payable automation.
• Experience expanding automation coverage.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience.
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and basic data cleanup.
• High attention to detail, organized workflow management, and clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Review payable invoices and supporting documents for accuracy and compliance with company policy.
• Perform three-way matching of invoices, purchase orders, and receipts; resolve price and quantity variances.
• Process invoices for payment runs using ACH, SUA, SCF, wire, or check, following payment terms, discounts, and approval rules.
• Reconcile vendor statements to the accounts payable subledger and aging.
• Monitor invoices processed via bots and post them to SAP as appropriate.
• Investigate bot failures, data-extraction errors, and matching exceptions on invoices parked by the bot; escalate system issues to automation developers or IT.
• Identify vendors and invoice types suitable for automated processing and support onboarding.
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals and accounts payable aging analysis, and support 1099 reporting.
• Respond to vendor inquiries and internal questions about coding and approvals.
• Provide documentation for internal and external audits.
• Partner with Procurement, IT, and Finance on process improvements and system enhancements.
• Follow segregation-of-duties requirements, approval matrices, and fraud-prevention controls.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities.
• Paid time off (three-week minimum).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Child and family care assistance through a dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2,500.
• A year's worth of free diapers for team members with a new baby.
• Tuition assistance.
• Wellness program with potential savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree