Accounts Payable Specialist
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your accounting or accounts payable experience. What did a typical day look like?
What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on experience with the core AP tasks this role covers.
How do you organize your work for a check run with a lot of invoices due?
What they are checking: Whether they plan ahead to meet check run deadlines accurately.
Tell me about a mistake you made in a past role and how you fixed it.
What they are checking: Whether they own and correct errors, which matters when handling company payments.
What would you do
You're reconciling a vendor statement and it shows an invoice you don't have. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they investigate carefully instead of paying or ignoring it.
A vendor calls angry about a late payment. How do you handle the call?
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, find the facts and follow up, acting as a good liaison.
You get an email asking to change a vendor's bank account information. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize a common fraud risk and verify changes through a separate channel.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd process a vendor invoice from receipt to payment.
What they are checking: Whether they understand the steps like coding, approvals and matching to a purchase order.
What is three-way matching, and why does it matter?
What they are checking: Whether they know the basic control that stops paying for goods not ordered or received.
How do you avoid paying the same invoice twice?
What they are checking: Whether they have checks in place to catch duplicates before payment goes out.
The posting mentions data entry at 7,000 to 11,000 keystrokes per hour. How do you stay accurate when working fast?
What they are checking: Whether they have habits that keep their error rate low at high volume.
Walk me through how you'd handle a voided check.
What they are checking: Whether they know the process to keep records accurate and avoid double payment.
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