About the Role
The Accounts Payable Specialist executes accurate, timely, and compliant AP activities for assigned countries or business units.
About Sycomp
Sycomp is a global IT services and logistics provider with extensive expertise in cloud, data center, endpoint management, and security solutions. Our diverse team of consultants and engineers delivers innovative technology solutions that help organizations solve complex business challenges and execute large-scale IT initiatives worldwide.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Sycomp operates state-of-the-art integration and warehouse centers and leverages strategic technology partnerships to support customers across the globe. With successful project delivery experience spanning more than 150 countries, we help Fortune 500 organizations and global partners deploy, manage, and scale critical technology infrastructure wherever business takes them.
At Sycomp, we foster a collaborative, customer-focused culture where innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement drive everything we do. We believe in empowering our employees, investing in professional development, and providing opportunities to work on impactful global projects alongside talented colleagues around the world.
Responsibilities
- Invoice Processing and Validation: Review, code, and record PO and non-PO invoices, credit memos, and expenses in Oracle. Validate vendor, entity, currency, tax, terms, approvals, support, and accounting. Perform two- or three-way matching, flag duplicates, and hold incomplete or disputed items.
- Accountability and Performance Measures: Process invoices within established service levels, targeting at least 98% coding accuracy and 95% completion within two business days of receiving complete documentation.
- Payment Processing: Prepare approved check, ACH, wire, and other payment runs. Validate due dates, banking instructions, holds, discounts, and approvals; prevent duplicate or unauthorized payments; provide support to Treasury; and confirm posting and remittance.
- Vendor and Stakeholder Service: Monitor AP mailboxes and respond within service levels. Research invoice status, payments, credits, and disputes; document actions and resolution dates; and escalate recurring or critical issues.
- Reconciliations and Exception Management: Reconcile vendor statements, AP aging, payments, unmatched receipts,
debit balances, credits, and assigned accounts. Investigate causes, coordinate corrections, and retain resolution support.
- Period-End Close and Reporting: Complete assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual close tasks, including cut-off review, accrual support, subledger reconciliation, aging analysis, and review of unusual transactions.
- Controls, Compliance, and Audit Support: Follow approval, segregation-of-duties, retention, accounting, tax, and company requirements. Maintain audit trails, support audits, respond to evidence requests, and report control or policy exceptions.
- Systems and Data Quality: Use Oracle, approval tools, banking platforms, and Excel accurately and securely. Monitor failures, correct data issues, follow access controls, and support testing, upgrades, and documentation.
- Process Improvement and Documentation: Maintain procedures and desk guides, identify recurring issues, recommend improvements, support automation and standardization, and provide cross-training and backup coverage.
- Culture and Values: Demonstrate Sycomp’s mission, vision, and values through ethical conduct, collaboration, accountability, respect, and service to internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Associate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience; bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Three years of AP, accounting operations, shared services, or related experience preferred; relevant education and demonstrated capability may substitute.
Required Skills
- Knowledge of invoice processing, POs, receiving, payments, vendor statements, reconciliations, accruals, and basic accounting.
- Oracle or comparable ERP and electronic invoice-workflow experience preferred.
- Intermediate Excel skills, including filters, pivot tables, and lookup or reconciliation formulas; proficiency with Outlook, Word, and collaboration tools.
- Ability to analyze discrepancies, identify root causes,
organize support, and communicate recommendations or escalation needs.
- Strong communication, service, and collaboration skills in a global environment.
- Ability to manage high-volume work, meet deadlines, maintain accuracy, and protect confidential financial and banking data.
- Attention to detail, accountability, adaptability, problem-solving, and compliance with documented controls.
- Fluent English required; additional languages may be preferred for assigned countries.
Why join us?
Technology Means the World to Us
Technology connects people, enables business, fosters innovation, and helps organizations operate without boundaries. Every day, Sycomp’s diverse team delivers on the company’s mission to help customers and partners navigate the complexity of general IT—from cloud and data center computing to cyber security, networking, and integration and logistics across more than 150 countries.
If you thrive in a growth-minded and values-driven culture, Sycomp may be your next career adventure. At Sycomp, you will have the opportunity to work in a global setting, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and be part of a dynamic and growing organization.
Sycomp is known for its strong culture and commitment to employee growth. With a 93% company-wide retention rate, we foster an environment where people can make a meaningful impact, develop professionally, and build rewarding careers over the long term.
Learn more about Sycomp and our employee benefits at: https://sycomp.com/careers/
Sycomp is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Sycomp will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities as needed. If you need assistance or an accommodation in applying, please contact our Human Resources Department at
[email protected]
Sycomp may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence, to support certain aspects of the recruitment process, such as reviewing applications or identifying relevant experience. These tools assist our teams, and all hiring decisions are made following human review.
📌 Accounts Payable Specialist (Colombia)
🏢 Sycomp
📍 Colombia