Analyst Accounts Payable

Overview

Analyst role in Accounts Payable focused on internal controls, audit analysis, reconciliations and maintaining A/P procedures and training documentation.

What you'll do

• Analyze and act upon results from automated audit software (Gold Prairie & SAP).
• Review all Gold Prairie duplicate payment prevention reports prior to disbursements being released.
• Log and report positive results.
• Perform random tests to ensure Gold Prairie reporting integrity and make recommendations for future reporting enhancements and/or external audit services.
• Analyze data/metrics, perform problem identification and root cause analysis.
• Develop solution proposals in line with A/P Best Practices.
• Support A/P Management by distributing customer satisfaction surveys and comparing responses to established service level agreements (SLAs).
• Collaborate with Finance, Inventory Management, Information Services, Medline Divisions-30, etc., to identify effective Accounts Payable transaction processing solutions.
• Ensure payment requests and disbursements are handled according to established Accounts Payable Procedures & Guidelines (APPG) and controls.
• Update monthly accounts payable metrics and report results.
• Develop enhanced audit procedures, reconcile key accounts and analyze account balances.
• Mitigate business risks by recommending measures to reduce invoice/debit aging (151+ days aging and charge backs) and improve visibility through enhanced controls, reporting and escalations.
• Assist with the development and documentation of departmental training.
• Continuously document, update and communicate Accounts Payable Procedures & Guidelines (APPG) to the entire Accounts Payable team.
• Cross-train Accounts Payable team members on procedures and guidelines and review APPGs quarterly.
• Ensure all prepaid transactions are reconciled and corresponding Goods Receipts (GR) have been completed.
• Create and maintain A/P internal controls and training documentation for all A/P processes.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• At least 2 years of auditing experience.
• Previous vendor and/or account reconciliation experience (Unvouched Receipts, Goods Receipt vs. Invoice Received reconciliation, open payables discounts aging analysis, vendor open balances, accruals, etc.).
• Experience in documenting audit procedures and internal controls.
• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Excel.

Nice to have

• SOX Compliance experience.
• SAP knowledge.
• Knowledge of duplicate payment prevention software.
• Familiarity with complete A/P cycle processes.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.