Accounts Payable Accountant/Auditor

GHJ • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

A well-established food manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced SAP Process & Accounts Payable Analyst to support a high-impact process improvement initiative within its Accounts Payable function. The role focuses on analyzing invoice and transaction exceptions, finding root causes of processing failures, and helping improve automation and first-time processing rates within SAP. The ideal candidate has strong Accounts Payable, reconciliation, SAP, and Excel experience and enjoys identifying why transactions fail and how processes can be improved.

Requirements

• Strong Accounts Payable and AP audit experience.
• Hands-on SAP experience.
• Strong reconciliation and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of procure-to-pay processes, including purchase orders, receiving, invoicing, and payment processing.
• Experience identifying root causes and resolving process-related issues.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to recognize trends and recurring exceptions.
• Confident and assertive communicator, comfortable taking initiative and asking questions when additional information is needed.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Review and audit AP transactions and invoices to identify processing failures and recurring exceptions.
• Analyze root causes of issues across SAP, vendor, buyer, receiver, and operational processes.
• Support efforts to improve automated and first-time invoice processing rates.
• Perform detailed reconciliations and analyze discrepancies.
• Identify trends and opportunities for process improvement.
• Partner with AP and cross-functional stakeholders to resolve recurring issues.
• Help develop reporting and performance insights around transaction exceptions and process effectiveness.
• Recommend improvements to systems, workflows, processes, training, and vendor compliance.
• Track corrective actions and evaluate whether implemented solutions are improving results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed