Accounts Payable Specialist

Accounts Payable Specialist. Do you possess the strong organizational skills to meet weekly and monthly deadlines? Do you thrive in an environment that is fast paced and appreciate a business model that has proven to be extremely successful? Do you enjoy being part of a dynamic team of co-workers to support a growing company that is focused on making communities healthier? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Silver Spring team.

This Accounts Payable Specialist position earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA). We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States and Canada. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender. We have been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry.

Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.

A Day in the Life of an Accounts Payable Specialist

You are the gate keeper for invoices, making daily inputs and keeping detailed records. You’ll ensure invoices are complete by clarifying invoice items, prices, data and signatures. You’ll assemble and review invoices and prepare vouchers with attention to every detail. You’ll help ensure the financial health of the company and get to work on a team that is diverse, dynamic, supportive and talented.

Work Schedule for an Accounts Payable Specialist

This position typically works a schedule of 40 hours per week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work remotely Mondays and Fridays. The Silver Spring office of Toole Design is our corporate headquarters. We are conveniently located just outside of Washington DC in downtown Silver Spring, two blocks from the Silver Spring Metrorail/MARC Station and bus depot. Our beautiful 8th floor suite offers stunning views of DC and surrounding Montgomery County. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit.

We are targeting a salary range of $60,350 to 64,000 for this position with the flexibility to negotiate for well qualified candidates.

Ready to Join our Silver Spring Team?
We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Accounts Payable Specialist position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.

At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage those from underrepresented communities — women, people of color, LGBTQIA , immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between — to apply. Even if you don’t think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.

Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting 301-927-1900 and asking for Human Resources or emailing HR@tooledesign.com.

We’re proud that about half of our managers are women and we are committed to achieving racial diversity in our leadership as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

For more information about Toole Design, visit our website, connect with us on LinkedIn, or like us on Facebook.

Qualifications of an Accounts Payable Specialist:

• An associate degree in accounting or equivalent years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• At least 2 years of hands-on accounting experience
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), and experience with accounting software
• Knowledge of the project structure in a client/consultant business environment is a plus
• Strong attention to detail

You’ll be great here if:

• Speed and accuracy are your two middle names
• Job cost and departmentalized accounting are second nature to you
• You enjoy collaborating and providing great internal and external customer service
• You know your way around a spreadsheet and love bringing order to chaos
• You enjoy finding more efficient ways to get things done and bringing those ideas to the table
• You deliver high-quality work on time