Accounts Payable Specialist at Careers in US-CA-Benicia
- Company: Careers
- Location: US-CA-Benicia
- Posted: Sep 18, 2026
- Type: Full Time
- Salary: $26.00 - $30.00 /Hourly *Depending on Experience
- Experience: 4+ years
Overview
Accounts Payable Specialists, often referred to as AP Specialists, provide financial, administrative, and clerical services and ensure the accuracy and efficiency of operations. • Review and verify vendor and subcontractor invoices and check requests, ensuring accurate coding.
Job description
- Accounts Payable Specialists, often referred to as AP Specialists, provide financial, administrative, and clerical services and ensure the accuracy and efficiency of operations.
Responsibilities
- • Review and verify vendor and subcontractor invoices and check requests, ensuring accurate coding.
- • Verify Subcontractors are compliant with all relevant regulations and standards
- • Prepare invoices for payment including uploading them into the accounting system
- • Research, resolve, and reconcile invoice discrepancies and accounts payable transactions
- • Prepare and perform check runs
- • Review and account for company credit card transactions
- • Monitor vendor/subcontractor accounts and statements to ensure timely payments
- • Establish and maintain communication with vendors and subcontractors promptly responding to their inquiries
- • Prepare monthly accruals and assist with the month-end closing process
- • Supply and maintain required documentation for audit purposes
- • Maintain organized vendor/subcontractor files and file checks
- • Perform additional related duties and projects as assigned
Requirements
- • Associate degree in Accounting or Business Administration or 3-4 years of relevant experience
- • Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, fair credit practices, and collection regulations
- • Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records
- • Data entry skills
- • Protect the organization's value by keeping information confidential
- • Hands-on experience in operating spreadsheets and accounting software (JDE or other full-scale ER software)
- • Customer service orientation and negotiation skills
- • High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- • Ability to work extended hours when necessary for business needs
- • Experience working in construction is a plus
- • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
Skills
Required
- Accounting principles
- Data entry
- Spreadsheet software
- Customer service orientation
- Negotiation skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work extended hours
- Teamwork
Preferred
- Experience working in construction
Benefits
- Benefits include-- Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
- Pay- $ 26.00 - $ 30.00 /Hourly *Depending on Experience
About Careers
Underground Construction Co., Inc. has provided quality gas, power, airport fueling and telecom construction services for over 80 years. Since laying our first pipe in 1936, we have successfully completed thousands of government, commercial and private sector construction projects throughout the United States. Underground Construction Co., Inc. is one of the oldest and most respected contractors in the West. We continue to lead our industry in safety, quality, customer satisfaction and community service. Our complete and diverse range of construction services includes gas transmission and distribution, electrical transmission and distribution, airport fueling facilities, industrial and special projects, telecommunications, and utilities.