*Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Specialist

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Located in St. Louis, MO

Salary: $20 - $29/hr

Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Specialist

Pay Range: $20–$29/hour (DOE)
(Equivalent to ~$42,000–$60,000 annually)

Location: South County, MO
Employment Types: Contract, Contract-to-Hire, and Direct Hire
Schedule: Primarily Monday–Friday, 1st shift

 

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About the Opportunity

We partner with multiple established companies throughout South County, MO—including manufacturing, distribution, construction, and professional services, —who are actively seeking reliable, detail-driven AP/AR professionals.

These employers aren’t just filling seats; they’re looking for accounting support they can trust. If you have hands-on AP/AR experience and want options with solid companies, stable hours, and room to grow, we can match you with the right fit.

 

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Key Responsibilities

(Exact duties vary by client, but strong candidates will be comfortable with most of the following)

Accounts Payable

• Accurately review, code, and process vendor invoices to the correct GL accounts, cost centers, or job numbers.
• Match purchase orders, invoices, and receiving documents before payment.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and process vendor payments (ACH, checks, wires) accurately and on schedule.
• Ensure AP activity posts correctly to the general ledger and supports accurate financials.
• Support clean month-end close by understanding how AP impacts financial statements.

Accounts Receivable

• Accurately generate customer invoices and ensure revenue is recorded in the correct period.
• Apply customer payments accurately across ACH, lockbox, checks, and credit cards.
• Monitor aging reports to identify past-due balances and prioritize collections.
• Research short payments, deductions, and billing discrepancies.
• Reconcile AR subledger to the general ledger and investigate variances.

General Accounting Support

• Reconcile AP/AR subledgers to the general ledger

• Assist with month-end close activities

• Maintain accurate records in accordance with company procedures

• Communicate effectively with internal teams and external vendors/customers
  
  

Preferred Hard Skills 

• • Experience processing high-volume transactions

• Strong understanding of:

  • Invoice coding

  • Payment application
    
    Account reconciliation

• ERP or accounting software experience (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, SAP, Great Plains, Oracle, or similar)

• Intermediate Excel skills, including:

  • VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH
    
    Pivot tables

  • Filtering and reconciliation support

• Comfortable working from aging reports, GL detail, and documentation
  
  

 

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Why Work With Us

• Multiple AP/AR opportunities to choose from—we match you, not place you randomly

• Access to companies that don’t always post publicly

• Opportunities for long-term placement and conversion

• Weekly pay for contract roles

• A recruiter who understands accounting skill sets and advocates for you
  
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