Senior Accounts Payable Associate

Be the go-to expert for complex payables issues, and help your team raise its game.

Senior AP Associates handle the payables work others escalate. You'll resolve complex exceptions, own reconciliations and close tasks, and act as the client's technical contact for AP. You'll also supervise and mentor Associates, and approve work within higher delegated limits.

• Resolve complex and aged AP exceptions: unmatched and disputed invoices, duplicates, potential overpayments, debit balances and vendor statement breaks
• Own the three-way match exception queue (received not invoiced, invoiced not received, partial and over-deliveries) and recommend match rules that balance control with volume
• Own the AP sub-ledger to general ledger reconciliation and month-end close tasks, including accruals and cut-off
• Act as the client's escalation point on AP technical and process questions, and support audits with clear, defensible explanations
• Review and approve Junior Associates' and Associates' work, analyse error trends and fix root causes
• Write and maintain SOPs, own workflow rules and tolerances, and deliver process improvement and automation
• Supervise and mentor Junior Associates and Associates, contribute to their reviews, and deputise for the Team Lead

What you'll bring

• 5+ years in accounts payable or general accounting, including ownership of complex exceptions, reconciliations and disputes
• Sound grasp of accruals, cut-off and the control environment you operate within
• Direct experience supporting clients through month-end close and external audit
• Strong ERP skills (SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics or Sage), including reporting and query tools, plus advanced Excel
• Experience mentoring or reviewing others' work
• No degree required: we look for depth of experience and sound judgement on complex work

Nice to have

Experience in a shared-service, outsourced or multi-client environment. Exposure to US GAAP as it applies to payables. ACCA (advanced or qualified), a bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or CMA. Reconciliation, data analysis or automation tooling skills.

You'll thrive here if…

You get to the root cause rather than a workaround, stay calm under client pressure, and raise the standard of the people around you.

Why Blewstream

• Technical authority with genuine client-facing influence
• Supervise and mentor your own team members
• A defined step up to Team Lead