Temporary Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey; remote work may be available within the U.S. The role is open only to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Washington. Preference is given to candidates in the New York/New Jersey tri-state area.

Salary: $40.00–$43.00 per hour.

Company

hirify.global is a global media brand producing journalism, events, and licensed local editions worldwide.

What you will do

• Own daily accounts payable operations, including invoice intake, coding, approval follow-up, exception resolution, and payment preparation.
• Process and review invoices and Concur expense reports for accuracy, documentation, approvals, coding, and policy compliance.
• Investigate invoice discrepancies, duplicate payments, vendor disputes, missing information, stale balances, and unusual AP items.
• Support AP aging reviews, reconciliations, accruals, and an accurate and timely month-end close.
• Prepare domestic and international wire and ACH payment runs while following approval, segregation-of-duties, security, and control requirements.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding, maintain vendor master data, review W-9/W-8 documentation, support 1099 reporting, and recommend process improvements using ERP reports, Excel, automation, and approved AI tools.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years of progressive accounts payable or related accounting experience, including substantial independent ownership of AP workflows.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger coding, accruals, reconciliations, internal controls, financial reporting, and cash requirements.
• Ability to analyze data, recognize patterns, investigate exceptions, and solve unfamiliar problems independently.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and analysis of large transaction lists; proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Hands-on experience with ERP and expense systems.
• Strong organization, written and verbal communication, attention to detail, prioritization, initiative, and judgment.
• Ability to decide independently and escalate control, compliance, financial, or other material risks appropriately.

Nice to have

• Experience with Concur and Carta AP.

Culture & Benefits

• Three-month temporary assignment with potential to extend.
• Flexible work arrangements may include fully remote work within the permitted U.S. states, depending on role requirements.
• Individual contributor role with no people-management responsibilities.
• Work involves collaboration with the AP Director, accounting team, employees, vendors, and Finance colleagues.