The Accounts Payable Specialist will be responsible for conducting the full cycle of accounts payable, including processing payables, invoices, and data entry, ensuring the accuracy and timely processing of invoices for payment. We are looking for a self-directed, solutions-oriented team player who can independently process large volumes of invoices. Daily responsibilities include scanning invoices, processing credit memos, coding and entering invoices, and performing weekly reconciliations.

You will:

• Review invoices and credit memos for appropriate documentation, accuracy, and authorization, as well as serve as an escalation point for complex or high-risk discrepancies
• Partner with the General Ledger Accounts team to ensure appropriate coding (e.g., expense and fixed assets), and proactively flag coding inconsistencies and recommended corrections
• Perform invoice and general ledger entry, including account coding
• Format and import MS Excel and CSV files to the AP system for large invoice volumes, and identify opportunities to automate or streamline these workflows
• Reconcile vendor statements weekly and resolve aging and outstanding items
• Audit and process expense reimbursements via the Concur Travel & Expense system
• Act as a key point of contact for internal & external partners to obtain missing invoices, information, or resolve discrepancies
• Prepare and distribute accrual and statement reconciliation files
• Analyze and process invoices processed via third-party suppliers
• Lead special/ad hoc projects and contribute to process documentation and SOPs
• Perform corporate card administration functions, including issuance and cancellation of cards

Desired experience:

• 2+ years of Accounts Payable experience required
• Strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated proficiency with Coupa, SAP Concur, and Oracle Fusion preferred
• Ability to perform a high volume of manual entries with extreme accuracy
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, including pivot tables and advanced formulas required
• Strong understanding of GL accounting and basic principles (e.g., expense and fixed asset coding)
• Proactively identifies process gaps and recommends solutions
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Demonstrates ability to manage through change and support team adoption of new processes and systems
• Previous experience with a restaurant company is a plus

What you'll get:

• Highly competitive pay + bonus plan
• Three different medical plans to suit your and your family's needs
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Flexible PTO plan
• 401k program
• Employee HSA and FSA
• Complimentary greens
• An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you, both by growing them and by connecting them to real food
• To live the sweetlife and celebrate your passion + purpose
• A collaborative team of people who live our core values and have your back
• A clear career path with opportunities for development, both personally and professionally
• Free sweetgreen swag

Come join the sweetlife!

About sweetgreen

Sweetgreen is a national restaurant brand dedicated to building healthier communities by connecting people to real food. Since 2007, Sweetgreen has reimagined fast food to be fresh, flavorful, and rooted in relationships with farmers and communities. As we grow, we are committed to developing our people in our restaurants and at our support center, so that everyone can be part of the movement. When you join Sweetgreen, you not only invest in your own future but help create spaces where food, people, and purpose come together