Accounts Payable Analyst

Overview

Temporary position responsible for month-end accruals and accounts payable (A/P) activities. The role involves reviewing work completed by team members, performing reconciliations, conducting financial analysis, and partnering with the Manager to implement new policies and procedures. Independence and timely, accurate processing of month-end accruals, invoices, and payments are essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze A/P invoices and record month-end accruals by interpreting data and making estimates on projected anticipated expenses.
• Use GAAP controls and contract knowledge to recommend estimated accrual amounts.
• Process global invoices and pay vendors according to country-specific requirements.
• Review high-volume, complex invoices for accuracy and general ledger (G/L) coding.
• Examine new vendor setup requests for accuracy and confirm appropriate documentation is available.
• Enforce the “no PO no pay” policy; develop reporting and use existing dashboarding to deliver metrics; communicate department-level compliance with leaders.
• Champion automation initiatives to streamline processes and improve efficiencies.
• Complete reconciliations related to accounts payable accounts.
• Independently review reconciliations for completeness and accuracy; identify changes needed to accruals and adjust journal entries as required.
• Complete analytical procedures by researching and documenting financial results.
• Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) for new A/P system and procedures.
• Troubleshoot vendor inquiries and ensure vendor requests and payments are processed timely.
• Review support for audit requests.
• Review vendor contracts and work with the Manager to record expenses appropriately.
• Support the 1099 process to ensure vendor information and reportable income are accurate.
• Complete other analysis and accounting projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 2–3 years of corporate finance experience with exposure to a public company environment.
• Solution-oriented mindset.
• Prior experience in general accounting duties, account reconciliations, A/P, and general ledger.
• Preferred experience with Coupa, Airbase, and NetSuite.
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Compensation & Benefits

• Temporary employment.

Location

• Not specified in the provided job description.