American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) · 18 hours ago
Accounts Payable Specialist
Charles Town, West Virginia, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expAmerican Public Education, Inc. is dedicated to providing higher education and training to military service members and other professionals. The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for processing invoices, expense reimbursements, and maintaining vendor files, while ensuring exceptional service to both internal and external customers.
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Responsibilities
Collects and processes invoices, expense reimbursements and check requests
Routes check and invoices for approval
Maintains accurate Accounts Payable files
Assists Business Office with processing student refunds
Assists Transfer Records Department in processing check requests
Completes and files the new vendor set-up request forms
Assists vendors and employees via telephone and e-mail with payment and coding questions
Assists with month-end, quarter-end, year-end preparation, 1099’s and financial audits
Handles incoming and outgoing mail for the Accounts Payable Department
Responsible for the void check process
Ensures compliance with Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), Internal Revenue Service, and other guidelines
Interacts with other departments to achieve daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly goals
Assists Senior Manager, Accounts Payable with other tasks/duties as needed
Regularly communicates with Accounts Payable team members on workflow progress
Assists other Accounts Payable Specialists with additional tasks/duties as needed
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement
Ability to be organized, detail oriented and produce accurate work by required deadlines
Ability to interact with external vendors and internal APUS faculty and staff in a positive and professional manner
Ability to understand and execute policies and procedures
Candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills and understand relevant finance technology and terminology
Minimum two years of recent experience in Accounts Payable
Experience with Microsoft Windows based applications (specifically Excel)
Preferred
Great Plains experience preferred
Paramount WorkPlace experience preferred
Company
American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)
American Public Education, Inc.
Founded in 1991Charles Town, West Virginia, USA
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$92M2021-03-01Post Ipo Equity· $92M
2007-11-09IPO
2005-11-01Series B
Leadership Team
Angela Selden
President and CEO
James Kenigsberg
Interim Chief Innovation and Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-08
2025-12-19
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