AP Specialist
Professional Services · New England

This search required someone with genuine spend management experience—not just invoice processing—who could also handle multi-subsidiary AP across different payment schedules and vendor relationships. The $70K salary ceiling in the region made it harder; candidates with that strategic expense optimization background often command more, or they're already embedded in larger finance teams with no reason to move. This professional services firm needed someone who could enforce purchasing policies and negotiate vendor terms, not just push paper. We had qualified candidates in front of them within 10 days and closed the placement in 35. Repeat client.