Job Description
Job Description
Role: Accounts Payable Specialist
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Schedule: Full-Time, In Office
Pay Rate: $30 – $32 / hour
Benefits: This role is eligible for medical, dental, vision and 401k.
About the Position
We are seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Accounts Payable Specialist to join a fast-paced entertainment and production environment in Los Angeles. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional with a solid AP foundation who is comfortable working with high-volume transactions, multiple entities, production teams, and complex accounting activity.
The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and comfortable identifying discrepancies, asking questions, and following established accounting and approval processes.
Responsibilities
- Process and review Accounts Payable invoices, credit card transactions, and other accounting activity.
- Review transactions processed through Ramp, including AI/OCR-generated information, and make necessary corrections to descriptions and coding.
- Ensure invoices and transactions have the appropriate approvals and supporting documentation before processing.
- Code AP transactions according to established accounting standards and company guidelines.
- Support AP postings, reconciliations, and transaction research.
- Assist with accounting activity across multiple entities and business operations.
- Use Sage Intacct to process transactions not handled through Ramp, including certain wires and foreign exchange activity.
- Serve as an AP resource for production teams, following up on missing information, documentation, and approvals.
- Assist production teams with accounting setup for new projects.
- Coordinate and track cash, credit card activity, and production points of contact.
- Support production project wrap-up and closing activities.
- Research unusual or incorrect transactions and escalate issues when additional review is required.
- Maintain accurate accounting records while handling a high volume of information and transactions.
- Work collaboratively with the existing AP and accounting team to meet deadlines and maintain internal controls.
Qualifications
- Previous professional experience in Accounts Payable or accounting.
- Experience working in an entertainment, production, media, or similar project-based accounting environment strongly preferred.
- Understanding of basic accounting concepts and terminology, including intercompany transactions, credit memos, debits/credits, and reconciliations.
- Experience working with multiple entities or complex accounting structures.
- Ability to manage a high volume of transactions and data while maintaining strong attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to recognize when something does not look correct.
- Comfortable following established approval processes, accounting controls, and procedures.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to professionally follow up with production teams and internal stakeholders.
- Self-motivated, organized, coachable, and willing to ask questions when clarification is needed.
- Ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate an accounting issue rather than make assumptions.
Preferred Experience
- Ramp or similar AP/expense management platform
- Sage Intacct
- Credit card and expense management
- OCR/automated AP processing
- AI-assisted invoice processing
- Entertainment or production accounting
- Multi-entity accounting
What We're Looking For
This role is ideal for an AP professional who already has a solid accounting foundation and is ready to step into a more complex environment. You should be comfortable processing a large amount of information, catching inconsistencies, communicating with production teams, and learning new systems and processes.
If you are detail-oriented, dependable, curious, and comfortable asking questions when something doesn't look right, we'd like to hear from you.
Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.
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