AP Specialist Jobs

AP Specialist jobs are open across manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and financial services, at every level from entry-level clerk to senior and lead, with specializations in invoice processing, vendor management, and three-way matching. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.

Find AP Specialist Jobs

Overview

Open roles35
Top stateFlorida
Top employerMEC General Contractors
Top cityMiami, FL
Work type75% On-site
Top industryTransportation

Showing 5 of 35+ AP Specialist jobs

Accounting Specialist (AP)
We won't show you this job again
New 20h ago
Accounting Specialist (AP)
Parker Americas Inc
Kansas City, Missouri
Corporate Training
Corporate Training & Learning Development
Learning & Development
On-Site
Bachelor's degree in finance

Have you applied for this role?

Bookkeeping/Accounting Specialist - AP, AR, and Payroll Support
We won't show you this job again
Added 2d ago
Bookkeeping/Accounting Specialist - AP, AR, and Payroll Support
American Precast Concrete Inc.
Pomona, California
Business Operations
Project & Program Management
Project Management
$25 - $35/hr
On-Site

Have you applied for this role?

Financial Support Specialist (AP)
We won't show you this job again
Added 3d ago
Financial Support Specialist (AP)
City of College Station
College Station, Texas
Accounting
Bookkeeping & AP/AR
Associate's degree in accounting

Have you applied for this role?

AR AP Specialist
We won't show you this job again
Added 3d ago
AR AP Specialist
Novation Industries
McHenry, Illinois
Customer Service
Customer Success
Customer Support
$52k - $55k/yr
High school diploma or GED
51-200

Have you applied for this role?

Procurement and AP Specialist
We won't show you this job again
Added 4d ago
Procurement and AP Specialist
Ergon
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Logistics & Fleet Management
Supply Chain
Warehouse Operations
High school diploma or GED
1,001-5,000

Have you applied for this role?

See All 35 AP Specialist Jobs

Find roles that match your experience and apply in just a few clicks.

Find AP Specialist Jobs

AP Specialist Job Market

Who's Hiring

MEC General Contractors2 open roles
ICE1 open role
UMOS1 open role

Top Industries Hiring

  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Consulting & Professional Services

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in AP specialist jobs.

  • Two or more years of full-cycle accounts payable processing experience
  • Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite
  • Experience with three-way matching of purchase orders, receipts, and invoices
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
  • Familiarity with month-end close procedures and accrual entries
  • Associate or bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field

Tips for Your AP Specialist Job Search

Quantify your invoice volume on resumes

Hiring managers want to know the scale you've worked at. State the average monthly invoice count you processed, the number of vendors you managed, and whether you worked with purchase orders or contract-based payments. Generic descriptions get skipped.

List the ERP systems you know

AP roles are almost always tied to a specific platform. Call out every system you've used, whether that's SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or another ERP, and note whether you handled configuration, not just data entry. Matching the employer's stack improves your callback rate.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists ap specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Target postings that match your approval authority

Some ap specialist roles require experience approving payments up to a certain threshold or managing check runs independently. If you have that authority on record, filter for postings that mention payment processing ownership and lead with that experience in your application.

Prepare for a live reconciliation exercise

Many ap specialist interviews include a practical test: reconciling a vendor statement, identifying a duplicate payment, or spotting an error in an aging report. Practice walking through a discrepancy out loud so you can explain your logic step by step under time pressure.

Negotiate around your month-end close experience

If you've owned accruals, prepared close reports, or coordinated with the GL team at period end, that's leverage most candidates don't use. Bring specific examples to your offer conversation to anchor compensation above the standard ap clerk band.

AP Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most ap specialists?

The most active employers for ap specialists right now are MEC General Contractors, ICE, and UMOS, and the most openings are in Florida, Texas, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems, large retailers, and logistics companies tend to hire ap specialists at high volume year-round.

How many ap specialist jobs are remote?

About 25% of ap specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with fully remote roles more common in invoice processing and vendor payment functions than in roles requiring physical check handling or on-site document management.

How do you become an ap specialist?

Start with an associate or bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or complete a bookkeeping certificate program to build foundational skills. Gain hands-on experience processing invoices, entering data into an ERP, and reconciling vendor statements, either through an entry-level clerk role or an internship. Learning at least one major ERP platform and mastering Excel are the practical skills that move candidates from clerk to specialist.

How do you get hired as an ap specialist with little or no experience?

Focus on roles titled accounts payable clerk or AP assistant, which are designed as entry points into the function. Highlight any experience handling high-volume data entry, working with spreadsheets, or processing financial transactions, even outside a formal AP role. Demonstrating accuracy, attention to detail, and basic familiarity with an accounting platform, even from coursework, can overcome a thin work history.

What does the ap specialist interview process look like?

Most ap specialist interviews follow a screening call with HR, then a technical interview with the AP manager or controller covering your ERP experience, invoice workflows, and how you handle discrepancies. Many employers include a short skills test, such as reconciling a vendor statement or identifying errors in a sample aging report. Final-round interviews often involve the CFO or accounting director for senior-level roles.

Where can I find and apply to ap specialist jobs?

You can find and apply to ap specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your ERP experience and seniority level, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background.

See All 35 AP Specialist Jobs

Find roles that match your experience and apply in just a few clicks.

Find AP Specialist Jobs