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Accounts Payable Specialist

Somewhere

Fully Remote
📍 Gauteng Rural
🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Role: Accounts Payable SpecialistPriority Location: Philippines, Latin America, South AfricaWorking Hours: Monday-Friday, 40hrs/week, 9am-5pm US Eastern TimeTarget Start Date: ASAP (Urgent Hiring)

The final offer is at the client’s discretion and will depend on the candidate’s interview result, skills, and experience.

About the Client/Company:

A specialty exterior restoration contractor based outside Washington, DC, performing restoration and waterproofing work on federal and institutional buildings across the Mid-Atlantic. We run a lean finance operation using modern tools like Ramp, Foundation ERP, and a custom construction software called Ontraccr.

About the Role:

This role owns the high-volume, repeatable data entry behind our accounts payable and payroll functions. You'll work inside Ramp daily, plus a specialized payroll platform for PTO and other payroll hours entry, keeping invoice coding, credit card transactions, vendor files, and payroll data entry accurate and current. This is a high-volume execution role - anything ambiguous, disputed, or involving money movement gets flagged and routed to our in-house team for support.

Key Responsibilities:
* Code and review ~500 invoices/month in Ramp (G/L account, project, category, quantity, price, etc.)
* Code ~1,500 credit card transactions/month across 53 cards in the field, chasing missing receipts, projects, and uncommon charges
* Chase down missing invoice documentation directly with vendors by email
* Maintain a rental equipment billing tracker (via excel), cross-checking service periods against a rate sheet
* Process 1099 contractor invoices (via AP) for payment weekly in conjunction with our internal weekly payroll
* Maintain vendor files: W-9s, certificates of insurance, general filing using Ramp and internal filing
* Enter PTO data into our payroll system
* Populate templated payroll reports for in-house review (you populate, our team reviews and certifies)
* Flag anything outside the above - a vendor asking to change banking details, a real pricing dispute, an unrecognized charge
Qualifications:
* A minimum of 3 years of dedicated, hands-on experience in an Accounts Payable or comparable role. Preferably supporting a US construction or field-services company
* Previous experience handling transactions inRamp/Foundationis essential but any comparable platform is acceptable (Bill.com, Divvy, Brex)
* Strong written English - you’ll be emailing US vendors directly on routine billing items
* Comfortable with high-volume, detail-heavy work and sustained accuracy at pace
* Judgment to recognize when something is outside your lane and needs to be escalated rather than guessed
* Exceptional accuracy and a highly organized approach to managing multiple tasks

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 828 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →