Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Specialist for a direct hire opportunity in Agoura Hills, CA with a growing organization in the clothing and textile manufacturing industry. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional who enjoys high-volume invoice processing, vendor management, reconciliations, and working closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, inventory-based environment.

The Accounts Payable Specialist will play an important role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end close, ensuring timely vendor payments, and strengthening accounts payable processes. This is a strong opportunity for someone who values accuracy, organization, collaboration, and ownership of their work.

The company offers a stable and team-oriented environment with supportive leadership, strong internal collaboration, and exposure to purchasing, receiving, operations, finance, and supply chain functions. Candidates who enjoy solving discrepancies, improving processes, and contributing to a well-run accounting function will find this role highly rewarding.

Key Responsibilities

- Process a high volume of vendor invoices accurately and timely, including review of approvals, documentation, payment terms, coding, and accounting treatment.
- Perform three-way matching of purchase orders, receiving records, and vendor invoices, and research pricing, quantity, freight, and receiving discrepancies.
- Maintain vendor master records, W-9 documentation, banking details, payment terms, and vendor account reconciliations while following fraud-prevention procedures.
- Prepare weekly payment proposals and payment batches, including ACH, wire transfers, and checks, for management review and approval.
- Support month-end close by reviewing AP aging, reconciling AP subledger activity to the general ledger, identifying accruals, and preparing supporting schedules.
- Partner with Purchasing, Receiving, Operations, Finance, and department leaders to resolve invoice holds, vendor inquiries, account differences, and documentation issues.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $85,000 to $90,000 per year.
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company 4% matching.
- Paid time off, including holidays.
- Employee discounts on company products.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Process high-volume accounts payable invoices and ensure accurate coding, approval, documentation, and posting.
- Manage vendor records, vendor inquiries, payment preparation, and vendor statement reconciliations.
- Perform purchase order matching, discrepancy research, AP aging review, and AP-to-GL reconciliation.
- Support month-end close, accrual identification, audit documentation, and accounts payable reporting.

- Minimum of 3 years of accounts payable or related accounting experience.
- Experience processing a high volume of vendor invoices in a professional accounting environment.
- Experience with purchase-order-driven processes and three-way matching strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of vendor reconciliations, payment processing, AP aging, AP-to-GL reconciliations, and month-end close support.
- Understanding of basic accounting principles, general ledger coding, accrual accounting, and month-end cutoff procedures.
- Experience using accounting software and ERP systems.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, sorting, filtering, and reconciliation of large data sets.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical ability, problem-solving skills, and commitment to accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, research discrepancies, and follow issues through resolution.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, Purchasing, Receiving, Operations, and other departments.
- Ability to handle confidential vendor, tax, and banking information with sound judgment and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in apparel, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, consumer products, or another inventory-based environment.
- Familiarity with product development, production, inventory, freight, duties, warehousing, packaging, samples, and other supply-chain related expenses.
- Experience supporting year-end vendor reporting, including Forms 1099 and W-9 documentation.
- Process-oriented mindset with the ability to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, workflows, and internal controls.
- Strong customer-service mindset when working with vendors and internal business partners.

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