Senior Accounts Payable Consultant

Senior Accounts Payable Consultant Location: Wixom, MI | Type: Contract-to-Hire About the Role We’re seeking an experienced AP professional to operate at a near-supervisory level in a complex, multi-site manufacturing environment. You’ll clear aged invoice exceptions, resolve pricing and receiving discrepancies in SAP, strengthen internal controls to eliminate duplicate payment risk, and partner with Materials Planning, Receiving, Procurement, IT, and Supply Chain to fix data quality issues at the source. You’ll also support core AP processing, period-end close, and audits. The ideal candidate thrives in unstructured environments and favors sustainable, root-cause solutions over temporary workarounds. Key Responsibilities Exception Resolution & Backlog Remediation • Research and manually 3-way match aged invoice exceptions (30-40+ day backlog) using SAP ERP and Looker dashboards • Resolve complex price variance blocks, price effectivity date mismatches (e.g., market index pricing, FOB shipment vs. receipt dates), and volume discount and short-payment discrepancies • Reconcile multi-site inventory and receiving lags, such as inter-facility transfers and direct-ship spare parts • Manage non-standard billing, including Blanket PO lump-sum kick-outs, non-PO tariff line items, and OCR bot extraction failures Internal Controls & Governance • Audit and eliminate non-compliant workarounds (e.g., appending “-A” modifiers to invoice numbers in SAP), enforcing strict debit and credit memo workflows to prevent duplicate payments • Clean up Looker dashboard entries by identifying and archiving false duplicates, un-archived noise, and stale entries • Safeguard company assets and prevent fraudulent transactions • Ensure compliance with US GAAP and J-Sox requirements, as applicable Upstream Collaboration & Root-Cause Problem Solving • Partner with Materials Planning, Receiving, and Procurement to establish mandatory upstream data entry standards (e.g., standardized packing slip numbers, delivery notes, Bill of Lading references) so AP is not the sole line of defense • Work with IT and Supply Chain to evaluate SAP input validation rules and hard-stop controls that catch missing receipt fields before invoices reach AP • Help create and deliver cross-departmental training for Purchasing and Receiving covering AP failure codes, payment execution rules, and preventive measures Core Accounts Payable Operations • Examine invoices for mathematical accuracy, including cost and quantity extensions, discounts, and totals • Communicate price discrepancies between Purchase Orders and Standard System Cost to the appropriate purchasing or accounting associate and/or management • Address receipt, shipment, and invoicing issues with suppliers • Match invoices to supporting documentation, ensure proper approvals, enter invoices into SAP, and ensure payment per company policy • Monitor and schedule invoice payments by due date • Respond to internal and external AP inquiries, resolving issues through vendor correspondence or referral to the appropriate department • Maintain orderly voucher package files • Print and disburse checks as backup when necessary • Support month-end, quarter-end, and annual close, plus internal and external audits • Adhere to all company policies and procedures Required Qualifications • 5+ years of progressive AP experience, including 3+ years as an AP Supervisor, Lead, or Senior AP Analyst managing complex manufac…