Part-Time Accounts Payable Clerk

Part-Time Accounts Payable Clerk

The Dolins Group is a rapidly expanding CPA firm based in Northbrook. We're searching for a detail-oriented, personable professional with a passion for numbers and vendor service to join our internal accounting team on a part-time basis (approximately 15-20 hours per week), preferably 2 days a week.

As an A/P Clerk, you'll play a critical role in ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments, maintaining strong vendor relationships, and improving payment processing performance. Your will help keep our financial operations efficient and our vendors satisfied.

The selected individual will support the company in optimizing our financial transactions and systems by performing reconciliation of payments and vendor accounts, communicating discrepancies, identifying payment issues, and assist in streamlining the accounts payable process by identifying areas for performance improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate records of all outgoing payments.


• Contact vendors via email and phone to resolve invoice discrepancies.


• Verify invoices for accuracy and process timely vendor payments.


• Gather approval from the appropriate party prior to making payments.


• Collaborate with internal accounting staff to ensure financial accuracy.


• Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies and irregularities.


• Keep accounts payable aging current; apply credits, clear differences.


• Record daily A/P transactions (credit card, ACH, and check payments) in accounting software.


• Identify opportunities to streamline A/P processes and improve efficiency.

Required skills and qualifications

• Prior experience in accounts payable.


• Exceptional time management and attention to detail.


• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.


• Excellent vendor service and communication skills.


• Understanding of basic bookkeeping principles.


• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online is a requirement.


• Professionalism, maturity, and discretion.

Compensation $20.00 - 30.00 per hour