Job Title: Accounts Payable Specialist

Location: New York, NY or Stamford, CT

Salary: $70,000-$90,000

Company Summary: An alternative investment management firm is looking to hire a business critical Accounts Payable Specialist to join its finance team. This individual will play a key role in overseeing the full-cycle accounts payable function, managing vendor relationships, supporting expense reporting processes, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of payment operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the full accounts payable cycle, including invoice review, coding, approvals, vendor maintenance and payment processing
• Ensure accurate allocation of expenses across general ledger accounts, departments, and business units while maintaining strong internal controls
• Reconcile accounts payable balances and support month-end close activities, reporting and financial analysis
• Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve invoice and payment inquiries, maintain vendor compliance documentation, and identify process improvement opportunities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2+ years of accounts payable, accounting operations, or finance within an asset management firm, hedge fund or financial services firm
• Experience supporting invoice processing, vendor payments, account reconciliations, and expense reporting
• Proficiency with financial systems such as Workday and Excel