Contract Accounts Payable Associate

Job description

Fate Therapeutics is seeking a highly motivated Accounts Payable Associate to join our Accounting team in support of the company’s accounts payable operations. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and collaborative AP professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and brings strong experience in invoice processing, reconciliations, and vendor communications. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate and timely processing of financial transactions while supporting month-end close activities and cross-functional business needs. This is a contract position working full-time onsite at our corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA. Responsibilities: - Day-to-day invoice processing, verifying and reconciling invoice discrepancies while heavily utilizing Accounting ERP and Procurement software. - Verify invoice 3-way and 2-way matching, while ensuring proper account coding, and that proper approvals and packing slips are obtained. - Communicate with vendors and employees on payment inquiries, and billing discrepancies. - Work alongside the Business Planning & Sourcing and Shipping/Receiving departments to resolve issues as needed. - Maintain and file electronic...