Interim - Accounts Payable Specialist

We're looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our Finance team in Amsterdam as a freelancer and take ownership of the procure-to-pay (P2P) process across our Benelux markets.

Your main goal is to ensure timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices and payments, maintain strong vendor relationships, and support reliable cash-flow management and month-end close activities.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate vendor master data in our ERP and related systems (Microsoft Dynamics Business Central).
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of purchase invoices, including correct coding, PO matching, and approval workflow management.
• Process payment runs in accordance with internal policies and agreed terms, safeguarding cash flow and vendor trust.
• Proactively resolve invoice discrepancies, unmatched purchase orders, and vendor queries.
• Identify and resolve unapplied or mismatched payments.
• Support monthly AP reconciliations and ensure clean subledger-to-ledger alignment.
• Keep documentation complete and audit ready for internal and external audits.
• Contribute ideas and support extensively to P2P process improvement projects, including automation initiatives and the standardization of policies and controls.
• Prepare AP aging overviews and support periodic analysis of payment performance.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in accounts payable, procure-to-pay, audit, or compliance, ideally within a larger or scaling international organization.
• Available for an assignment of 6 months for 40 hours per week starting as soon as possible.
• Experience working with an ERP system; experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is a plus.
• Solid understanding of invoice processing, purchase order matching, payment scheduling, and vendor management.
• Comfortable working with different stakeholders and balancing operational needs with financial controls.
• Analytical mindset and interested in understanding aging overviews, cash-flow implications, and payment trends.
• Organised, detail-oriented, proactive and clear in communication.
• English is a must; Dutch is a nice to have for this role.
• Confident working with Excel and financial systems.

Benefits:

• Generous lunch at the office
• Inspirational team updates
• Plenty of chocolate
• Hourly rate between EUR 55-65