Blue Yonder
Sr. AP Specialist- Defense
BYDS Dallas · Senior
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About the role
- Position Purpose This role is a senior individual contributor within Accounts Payable, responsible for ensuring AP operations are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready in a Government Contracting (GovCon) environment.
- The Senior AP Specialist serves as the AP subject-matter expert for FAR allowability, DCAA compliance, and complex invoice review, while supporting month-end close and audit activities.
- This includes daily compliance monitoring, approval hierarchy integrity, reconciliation to payroll and the general ledger, and audit readiness for time and labor data.
Responsibilities
- Perform and oversee 3-way matching where applicable
- Support month-end close and AP reconciliations
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and support DCAA and external audits
- Deliver new-hire timekeeping onboarding and periodic supervisor/employee retraining
- Maintain documented standard operating procedures and compliance scorecards/KPI reporting for timekeeping
Requirements
- Experience supporting audits in a regulated environment
- ERP/accounting system experience (Costpoint, QBO, NetSuite, Workday, or similar)
- Requires independent judgment and compliance expertise
Nice to have
- 5-8+ years of Accounts Payable experience preferred
- Direct GovCon experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of FAR cost principles and DCAA expectations preferred
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
Compensation
- The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $85,000 USD
Company info
- Blue Yonder Defense Solutions, LLC. (ONE), a Blue Yonder company, is the leader in supply chain autonomous planning, control towers, and provider of the Digital Supply Chain Network™.
- Our innovative solutions empower businesses to optimize their supply chains, enhance customer experiences, and drive sustainable growth.
- We are committed to delivering cutting-edge technology and unparalleled expertise to help our clients navigate the complexities of the modern marketplace.
- This role is a senior individual contributor within Accounts Payable, responsible for ensuring AP operations are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready in a Government Contracting (GovCon) environment.
- The position supports month-end close and both AP and timekeeping audit activities.
- Position Purpose
- Independently review and process vendor and subcontractor invoices
- Apply FAR 31 cost principles and determine allowable vs. unallowable costs
- Ensure proper coding to direct, indirect, and unallowable accounts
- Resolve complex invoice discrepancies and vendor issues
- Serve as the accountable owner of company-wide timekeeping compliance and system control owner for timekeeping governance
- Monitor daily time entry compliance, including verification of hours logged and confirmation that no timecards remain open
- Reconcile timekeeping system data to payroll and general ledger records, investigating and resolving variances
- Strong Excel skills
- High attention to detail and comfort owning compliance deadlines with executive visibility
- Market-aligned Senior AP Specialist / AP Lead role
- Individual contributor (no direct people management)
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