Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist

• Remote (Latin America-based)

• Compensation: $30,000-$35,000 USD/year

• Full-time, Contractor

• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Great Plains, Vision360, Certify, email/communication tools

At Near, we connect top talent in Latin America with exciting remote opportunities at U.S.-based companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.

About the Company:

Our client is a fast-growing specialty retailer in the gift, greeting card, and fashion space, operating a family of brands and expanding rapidly across the U.S. The business is backed by long-term strategic investors and is in an exciting stage of growth, with new store openings, remodels, and expansion into new markets. They are building a stronger national retail presence and creating meaningful career opportunities along the way.

About the Role:

We’re looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist who combines strong AP fundamentals with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. You’ll handle high-volume invoice processing, three-way matching, discrepancy resolution, and vendor communication while collaborating with buyers, warehouse teams, stores, and finance leadership. This role requires someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with frequent fire drills and evolving priorities.

You Will:

• Perform three-way match across purchase orders, invoices, and receipts.

• Process a high volume of accounts payable transactions in a complex retail environment.

• Investigate and resolve pricing, quantity, and receiving discrepancies.

• Communicate with buyers, vendors, warehouse teams, stores, and accounting to resolve invoice issues.

• Exercise judgment on short-pays, credits, shortages, and vendor-specific situations.

• Support weekly check run preparation and help compile payment information for approval.

• Reconcile vendor statements and help maintain strong vendor relationships.

• Suggest process improvements and bring ideas from prior companies when relevant.

• Work independently in a remote setup while staying highly engaged with the team.

About You:

Your Background:

• 3+ years of accounts payable experience; 3-5 years is ideal.
   

• Strong three-way matching experience is required.
   

• Retail experience is strongly preferred; wholesale or manufacturing experience can also be relevant.
   

• Comfortable working in a high-volume environment with roughly 30,000 invoices per year, hundreds of active vendors, and a large SKU count.
   

• Strong verbal and written English is required. Accent is not a concern; clarity, listening skills, and effective communication are.
   

• Degree is nice to have, but not required.
   

• Stable tenure is preferred over frequent job changes.
   

• Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working without constant supervision.
   

• Detail-oriented and able to stay focused on repetitive work without losing accuracy.
   

• Strong communicator who is not shy about following up and collaborating cross-functionally.
   

• Adaptable and calm under pressure in a fast-paced, problem-solving-heavy environment.
   

Nice to Have:

• Experience supporting merchandise-heavy or multi-vendor retail operations.

• Exposure to vendor-heavy environments with changing products and frequent exceptions.

• Ability to travel to the U.S. for onboarding; a valid visa is a plus.

• Experience bringing process improvement ideas into established AP workflows.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation: $30,000-$35,000 USD/year

• Equipment provided: laptop, monitors, and required hardware.