Senior Accounts Payable Analyst – Operations & Compliance

SUMMARY:

The Senior Accounts Payable Analyst is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operational functions of the accounts payable (AP) process while ensuring compliance with internal company policies and procedures. This role supports the Associate Director, Accounts Payable, and plays a critical part in driving process improvements, ensuring operational efficiency, and maintaining internal controls within the department.

The role also provides ongoing support to our offshore AP team by serving as a key point of contact for coordination, guidance, and operational alignment across functions. This role requires a self-starter with strong analytical capabilities to identify root cause issues, drive process efficiency, and ensure cross-team alignment. The Senior Accounts Payable Analyst is expected to take ownership of problems, think critically, and help enforce process standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operational Support

• Act as a key liaison to provide guidance and clarification on policies and procedures to the offshore AP team, ensuring alignment with onshore leadership on priorities, timelines, and process execution.
• Perform weekly review of payment batches and approvals to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Monitor daily AP processes, ensuring timely and accurate invoice processing, approval, and payment cycles.
• Run, analyze, and interpret AP reports, KPIs, and dashboards to monitor performance trends, accuracy, and identify areas for improvement.

Compliance & Audit

• Act as the primary point of contact for compliance-related inquiries and audit support, including preparing documentation for internal and external audits and remediation efforts as needed.
• Champion adherence to established processes and controls, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and accountability.
• Develop, maintain, and update AP process documentation and workflows to ensure clear roles, responsibilities, and standardization across both onshore and offshore teams.

Cross-functional Collaboration & Issue Resolution

• Review reports, metrics, and reconciliations; offer feedback to support accuracy, compliance, and timely processing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Procurement, Accounting, and business units to resolve invoice and payment issues.
• Proactively identify and analyze operational risks, root cause issues, and process inefficiencies within invoice or system workflows; escalate or implement improvements as appropriate.
• Apply critical thinking and leadership qualities to influence outcomes and support issue resolution across onshore and offshore teams.
• Provide backup support to the Associate Director, Accounts Payable, as needed, including team leadership and oversight of escalated issues.
• Support system enhancements and user acceptance testing (UAT) related to AP processes and ERP systems.
• Support change management initiatives by coordinating communication of updates and new processes across AP teams.
• Provides guidance to offshore team members through operational oversight but does not have direct people management responsibility.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• No supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Education:

• BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration and 5 years of experience, or related field preferred; or
• Significant, progressive Accounts Payable / Finance Operations experience (typically 7–10+ years), with demonstrated mastery of AP processes, compliance, and ERP systems, may be considered in lieu of a formal degree; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of Accounts Payable or related finance operations experience; public company experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of AP processes, internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit requirements.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA preferred) and workflow tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; experience creating reports and analyzing large datasets.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Experience working with international/offshore teams is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency in SAP (S/4HANA) and Concur is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with invoice automation tools (e.g., xSuite or other OCR-based platforms).
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify trends and recommend solutions.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, etc.).