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As a self-starter, takes the initiative to research and resolve discrepancies on a variety of accounts payable responsibilities, ensuring large data sets reconcile. Specializes in analyzing business processes and workflows with the objective improvement and automation.

Responsibilities  

• Perform daily reconciliations of transactions, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded.  Reconcile payment proposals against actual interface, identify discrepancies, and reconcile discrepancies initiating appropriate corrective process.  Summarize payments details for Treasury and AP Leadership.

• Daily review of bank portals for positive pay exceptions.  Assess and research determining to pay or reject. 

• Update and maintain Days Payable Outstanding metrics, chart data, and summarize trends for AP Leadership.

• Test software revisions and releases for usability (UAT) and functionality (SIT) against business and one’s own expectations.  Document test script failures; working outside the test script, apply experience of real world situations and document failures.  Provide feedback in written and documented form.

• Initiate and key high profile confidential invoices into Finance and Payables systems.  Obtain appropriate documentation and approvals.  Verify payment against invoice.

• Develops reports to facilitate work.  Document and maintain standard operating procedures (SOP) and job aids.  Identify and discuss efficiencies with management; implement as approved.

• Work independently, completes complex work consistently and accurately applies procedures, regulations, and policies producing compliant and efficient results. 

• Discusses unique issues with management for guidance.  Self manages workload and priorities to deliver quality work on time.  Exhibits accountability.

• Extract reports and provide a high-level analysis of data for review, highlighting key findings and actions taken.

• Develop and maintain process documentation, materials, and job aids.

• Prepare reconciliations and identify opportunities to streamline and improve processes.

• Work with other departments to resolve issues. Collaborate with vendor maintenance and maintain customer relations.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Associate’s degree in Business, Accounting or related discipline required.

Experience

• At least two (2) years’ reporting interface administrator experience as well as testing software releases, documenting processes, and improving efficiencies.

• Reconciliation, analysis, and interpretation of large data sets and associated variances and anomalies.

• Advanced knowledge of Oracle or other similar ERP accounting software including running reports.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Advanced in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook. Excel Assessment will be provided.

• Ability to handle large amount of data, perform analysis, draw conclusions and present variance explanations in a concise manner.

• Professional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas.

• Ability to build professional business relations and work collaboratively across departments.

• Ability to self-manage workload to meet expectations and deadlines.

• Demonstrated analytical thinking, weigh pros/cons options, and problem solving.

• Ability to identify alternatives and make contingency plans.

•   Must have a positive attitude, a drive to continually advance your understanding of the industry and business, and is highly self-motivated.

Postal Code: 70121

Category (Portal Searching): Finance and Accounting

Job Location: US-LA - Jefferson