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Entry-level accounts payable specialist jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

Accounts payable pays the company's bills: checking invoices against orders, coding them to the right account and scheduling payment on time. Right now 718 entry-level accounts payable specialist jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a accounts payable specialist does

In the finance and accounting family of jobs. Roles that keep the books, check the numbers and pay the bills.

A typical day

  1. 1. Match invoices to purchase orders
  2. 2. Code and approve invoices
  3. 3. Run payment batches
  4. 4. Resolve vendor questions
  5. 5. Reconcile vendor statements

Do you need experience?

1 of the 718 open entry-level accounts payable specialist jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 1 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level accounts payable specialist jobs

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Skills for accounts payable specialist jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Attention to detail
  2. 2. Excel
  3. 3. ERP or accounting software
  4. 4. Three-way matching
  5. 5. Vendor communication
  6. 6. Deadlines

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The market for accounts payable specialist work

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Open entry-level accounts payable specialist jobs
718

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
1

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
1

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$58,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings (128 with pay).

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Employment outlook, the closest government category
Projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035.

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

AI use at work, the closest government category
Among bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Across 128 open entry-level accounts payable specialist listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $52,000 to $69,500, with a median of $58,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Outlook and AI-use figures are for the government category “Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks”, the closest match to this job.

Where entry-level accounts payable specialist jobs are

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Employers hiring accounts payable specialists now

  • Creative Financial Staffing 31
  • Robert Half 24
  • LHH 18
  • RethinkFirst 10
  • Minutehouse 8
  • Kforce 6
  • Abacus Group 4
  • Addison Group 3
  • Bush Ross PA 3
  • Casella Waste Systems 3

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Questions about accounts payable specialist jobs

What does a accounts payable specialist do?
Accounts payable pays the company's bills: checking invoices against orders, coding them to the right account and scheduling payment on time. A typical day includes: match invoices to purchase orders; code and approve invoices; run payment batches; resolve vendor questions; reconcile vendor statements.
Can I get an entry-level accounts payable specialist job with no experience?
1 of the 718 open entry-level accounts payable specialist jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 1 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a accounts payable specialist?
The skills this job uses most are attention to detail, excel, ERP or accounting software, three-way matching, vendor communication, deadlines. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level accounts payable specialist make?
Across 128 open entry-level accounts payable specialist listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $52,000 to $69,500, with a median of $58,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a accounts payable specialist job lead?
People in this job commonly move to staff accountant, accounts receivable specialist, procurement assistant, financial analyst. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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