Accounts Payable Analyst

Overview

Accounts Payable Associate supporting American Campus Communities' Accounts Payable function in Bengaluru, India, hired through Revantage India, processing invoices, payments and vendor records accurately and on time.

What you'll do

• Process high volumes of invoices and other payment requests accurately and on time, ensuring appropriate coding, supporting documentation, approvals and compliance with Accounts Payable procedures.
• Review invoice and payment information for completeness and accuracy, identify discrepancies or exceptions, and resolve routine issues or escalate them to the Accounts Payable Manager.
• Support payment execution, including preparation and validation of approved payments, research of returned or rejected payments and resolution of assigned payment exceptions.
• Maintain vendor records and support vendor onboarding, including collection and validation of required documentation and adherence to vendor master data procedures.
• Respond to Accounts Payable inquiries from property teams, corporate stakeholders and external vendors in a timely, service-oriented manner.
• Monitor assigned invoice queues, aging items and unresolved exceptions, following up on approvals, missing information and other items that could delay processing or payment.
• Support period-end Accounts Payable activities, including account reconciliations, outstanding-item research, accrual support and other close-related deliverables as assigned.
• Maintain complete and organized transaction documentation and audit trails in line with company policies, internal controls and record-retention standards.
• Perform assigned Accounts Payable controls and procedures, including adherence to approval authorities, segregation-of-duties requirements and ACC's internal control framework.
• Collaborate with Accounting and other internal teams to research and resolve invoice, vendor, payment and accounting discrepancies.
• Identify recurring processing issues and opportunities to simplify workflows, reduce manual effort and improve accuracy, and communicate these to the Accounts Payable Manager.
• Maintain proficiency in Oracle Fusion, Excel and other tools used to process, research and report Accounts Payable activity.
• Perform other projects and responsibilities as assigned.

What you'll need

• Working knowledge of core Accounts Payable processes, including invoice processing, payment workflows, vendor maintenance, exception handling and period-end activities.
• Experience using an ERP or Accounts Payable platform.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to process large volumes of transactions accurately and within established deadlines.
• Ability to review supporting documentation, identify discrepancies and resolve routine issues while escalating matters requiring additional judgment or approval.
• Basic understanding of internal controls, approval requirements and segregation-of-duties concepts within an Accounts Payable environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple work queues, deadlines and competing priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills in business English, with the ability to communicate with internal stakeholders and external vendors across time zones.
• Service-oriented approach to supporting property teams, corporate stakeholders and vendors while maintaining appropriate control and documentation standards.
• Ability to work within established procedures and review requirements, exercise sound judgment in resolving routine issues, and proactively escalate exceptions.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, commerce, business administration or a related field.
• Two or more years of experience in Accounts Payable, shared services, accounting operations or a related transactional finance role.
• Experience in a high-volume environment.
• Oracle Fusion experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other standard Microsoft Office applications, including experience using Excel for reconciliations, research and transaction analysis.
• Experience within real estate, property management, hospitality, shared services or another high-volume multi-entity organization.

Details

• Based in Bengaluru, India; hired through Revantage India.
• Hybrid working model from the Bengaluru office.
• Working hours aligned to provide meaningful daily overlap with US business hours; flexibility expected during month-end close and peak processing cycles.