<p>Robert Half is seeking a detail-oriented Procurement Specialist to support purchasing operations for a growing Prairieville area company. This position plays a central role in maintaining product availability, coordinating vendor activity, and ensuring orders move accurately from placement through delivery and system entry. The ideal candidate is organized, responsive, and comfortable managing a high volume of transactions across multiple suppliers and account types.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Coordinate recurring purchases for multiple accounts by following established ordering schedules and maintaining appropriate stock levels for each location.</p><p>• Enter purchase orders promptly into business systems, monitor their progress through delivery, and keep order records current from placement to receipt.</p><p>• Receive inbound shipments by matching deliveries to purchase documentation, verifying quantities and items, and recording receipts accurately in inventory systems.</p><p>• Investigate shortages, delays, substitutions, and other delivery discrepancies, then communicate with suppliers to secure resolution and improve service reliability.</p><p>• Manage inventory movements between warehouse, bulk storage, and facility locations to support operational demand across the service area.</p><p>• Assist with supplier onboarding by completing setup documentation, establishing new vendor records, and maintaining organized purchasing data.</p><p>• Create and maintain item records, update account-specific pricing, and apply approved cost changes to customer programs as needed.</p><p>• Support purchasing compliance activities by helping maintain required licenses, preparing vendor documentation, and contributing data for recurring operational reports.</p>
We are looking for an experienced Controller to lead financial operations and strengthen reporting, planning, and internal controls for a growing organization in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. This role is responsible for guiding core accounting functions, supporting operational decision-making with meaningful performance data, and helping leadership maintain sound fiscal management. The ideal candidate brings a hands-on leadership style, strong technical accounting knowledge, and the ability to improve processes across finance and supply chain activities.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead daily accounting operations, including oversight of payables, receivables, general ledger activity, and the accuracy of financial records.<br>• Direct monthly and annual closing activities by reconciling accounts, reviewing balance sheet and income statement results, and resolving variances.<br>• Maintain and enhance the company’s ERP environment to support reliable financial data, efficient workflows, and effective reporting.<br>• Establish and refine accrual-based accounting processes to ensure timely and accurate recognition of financial activity.<br>• Create, track, and analyze key business and financial metrics to help leadership evaluate organizational performance.<br>• Supervise purchasing and inventory-related financial processes in partnership with supply chain operations to improve control and visibility.<br>• Manage the preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts, then monitor results against plan each month.<br>• Oversee tax-related filings, regulatory reporting, and compliance with applicable local, state, and federal requirements.<br>• Review and improve policies, procedures, and internal controls to strengthen consistency, accountability, and operational efficiency.<br>• Partner with executives and external stakeholders to support effective company-wide operations, including administrative oversight of vendor setup and related financial systems.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead a high-performing payables function on the Northshore of Louisiana. This role is responsible for overseeing end-to-end invoice processing, payment execution, and close activities while maintaining strong controls and reliable vendor support. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in procure-to-pay operations, sound leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex issues in a fast-paced environment supervising a large team. The role is in office 4 days/week.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead daily accounts payable operations across the full invoice-to-payment cycle, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with internal controls.</p><p>• Supervise and develop a team of AP professionals by setting priorities, monitoring performance, and providing guidance on complex transactional issues.</p><p>• Oversee purchase order matching, invoice exception handling, and resolution of discrepancies involving receipts, pricing, approvals, and vendor documentation.</p><p>• Manage month-end close activities related to payables, including reconciliations, accrual support, and timely clearing of outstanding balances such as GR/IR items.</p><p>• Coordinate payment processing activities, including ACH and other disbursement methods, while partnering with treasury to support cash management requirements.</p><p>• Work cross-functionally with procurement, finance, tax, and operational stakeholders to improve procure-to-pay efficiency and address escalated vendor or partner concerns.</p><p>• Maintain strong oversight of enterprise ERP and AP workflow tools to support reporting, transaction visibility, and effective control execution.</p><p>• Escalate high-risk issues promptly, particularly those affecting cash flow, compliance, or business-critical supplier relationships.</p><p><br></p><p>Our client is well-established and in growth mode and looking for a strong A/P Manager in this newly created role to oversee and increase the efficiency and effectiveness in the Accounts Payable department. If you have an accounting degree and 10+ years supervising a large AP team in complex company, this could be an excellent career move for you! Please apply directly and call Carrie Lewis at 504-383-0612 to discuss. Thank you for your interest in Robert Half!</p>
We are looking for a Senior Accounting Clerk to join a plastics manufacturing organization in Mississippi. This permanent, on-site opportunity is ideal for an accounting specialist who can manage daily transactional work while understanding how activity within integrated financial systems impacts the broader accounting structure. The role supports core accounting operations, accurate recordkeeping, and timely close activities while partnering with internal teams and external business contacts.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage high-volume accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions, ensuring entries are completed accurately and on schedule.<br>• Process cash activity, bank transactions, and routine journal entries while maintaining complete and reliable financial records.<br>• Review and reconcile invoices, receipts, and supporting documentation to confirm accurate matching and proper posting.<br>• Investigate billing differences, pricing issues, payment exceptions, and other transactional discrepancies to reach timely resolution.<br>• Assist with month-end and year-end close by preparing reconciliations, verifying subledger activity, and supporting the completion of required journals.<br>• Use Microsoft Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations to enter, post, and track financial transactions across key accounting modules.<br>• Apply account coding and financial dimensions correctly so transactions support departmental reporting and job costing needs.<br>• Maintain digital documentation within the company’s paperless accounting environment, including attachment of supporting records to system transactions.<br>• Collaborate with accounting, procurement, operations, vendors, and customers to resolve issues and improve day-to-day financial processes.