We are currently hiring an Accounts Payable Specialist for our client in the Houston, TX area. This will be a long term contract position.

Responsibilities;

• Manage Utility accounts payments processing including downloading, coding and processing of utility statements as required;

• Accurately validate and process invoices; this includes PO invoices, non-PO invoices, as well as rush payment requests, manage heavy workload volume as required;

• Interact with Supply Chain colleagues and BU Clients, and Suppliers and other internal and external stakeholders as applicable;

• Follow-up on invoice exceptions as required;

• Participate in daily huddles, monitor and track performance to KPI’s;

• Assist with the review/processing of invoices with holdbacks and withholding tax;

• Support management of inquiries and issue resolution for invoices and payments as required;

• Assist with other Accounts Payable tasks such as incoming mail review, etc as required.

Required Skills and Experience;

• Strong working knowledge of SAP;

• Working knowledge of Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) preferred;

• Strong problem-solving skills; excellent data entry skills and attention to detail;

• Superior oral and written communication skills, team player with strong communication skills;

• Ability to work with a large volume of transactions within tight deadlines;

• Ability to react in a fast paced and changing environment while not losing focus on priorities;

• Ability to work with various internal and external stakeholders as required;

• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information;

• Basic accounting knowledge including knowledge of withholding tax, taxes, and holdbacks;

• Superior organizational and interpersonal skills;

• Demonstrate excellence in delivering superior customer service;

• Demonstrate ethical business practices and integrity, ensure compliance to all policies and procedures related to AP;

• Oil and gas experience;

• Preferred 5+ years direct AP processing or related experience.