Sr. Analyst Fleet Bill Pay

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At Lucid, our mission is that through technology, we create exceptional experiences to drive the world forward. Our Global Fleet Management department oversees the life cycle of all company-managed vehicles/equipment or leased, owned, and rental vehicles/equipment.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Analyst Fleet Bill Pay to manage and administer purchase order/purchase request (PO/PR) creation, fleet invoice review and approval, vehicle-level cost analysis, and cost summary reporting. This role reports to our Senior Manager Fleet Data Services. This role will collaborate within and outside of the Global Fleet team by finding ways to standardize, improve, and automate Fleet payment processes, as well as providing detailed analysis and innovative solutions to drive continuous cost improvement in vehicle maintenance, transportation, collision repair, and other areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform and execute full-cycle AP invoice and payment processes, including, but not limited to, invoice processing, vendor inquiries, payment runs, and payment audits while maintaining accuracy, completeness, and upholding company policies.
• Manage and analyze financial data, including budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations, and variance analysis across Headcount, OpEx, Capital, and COGS
• Assist with the preparation of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end activities, including but not limited to accruals, ad-hoc reporting, and all other duties as assigned.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to resolve any vendor-related issues/disputes, achieve KPIs, and identify improvement opportunities for the overall procure-to-pay process.
• Partner with Corporate Finance and other cross-functional teams to drive and deliver optimized financial plans and reports
• Drive strategic initiatives, such as cost reduction programs, sensitivity analysis, and scenario planning.
• Develop and standardize financial models and metrics to improve business effectiveness. 
• Present cohesive financial reports with clear insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Validate third party service providers’ invoices and collaborate with accounts payable to ensure successful payment of invoices before due date
• Accrue for unbilled invoices at the end of the month
• Develop and maintain key datasets, metrics, and report a structured view of fleet spend to enable data driven decision-making
• Identify opportunities for cost improvement, establish implementation road maps, and drive related action items cross-functionally
• Support the Finance and Accounting teams with fleet cost information for the monthly and quarterly close processes
• Identify and execute opportunities to increase bandwidth through automation and streamlining of business processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Accounting or Supply Chain, or the equivalent experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate with suppliers and key stakeholders in a professional and constructive manner.
• Collaborate with peers to balance daily workloads and support the business.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills to formulate effective action plans to deal with issues proactively.
• Flexible and able to work under pressure to balance competing priorities with strong organizational skills. Able to manage several tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to lead by example and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Superb organizational, communication, and analytical skills
• Willingness to embrace change and all other assigned duties for the team's greater good.
• Produce/review various performance reports to drive results.
• Must have a Team/collaboration-based approach to decision-making.
• Strong attention to detail