Accounts Payable Accounting Analyst

Subaru•Camden, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides oversight for the day-to-day execution of Accounts Payable (A/P) operations, including invoice processing, disbursements, expense reporting, month-end close activities, and issue resolution. Provides work direction, prioritization, training, and quality review for external business process outsourcing (BPO) resources that are part of the shared services center. Serves as a subject matter expert for A/P systems, controls, compliance activities, and process improvement initiatives. This is a hybrid role based in Camden, New Jersey, in the Greater Philadelphia area. Remote work is available two days per week, Wednesdays and Fridays, after 90 days. The role requires 10% domestic travel. The recruiting base salary range is $76,000–$90,000 per year, and the position is bonus-eligible.

Requirements

Proficiency with Oracle E-Business Suite or a comparable ERP system, A/P automation platforms, SAP Concur or a comparable expense system, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft 365 applications.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and root-cause analysis skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide work direction, coach others, resolve escalated issues, and build relationships across business areas and with external service providers.
Ability to coordinate and oversee BPO service providers, including workload management, service-level monitoring, quality review, issue escalation, process governance, and performance tracking.
Experience working within a shared services environment.
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or a high school diploma and equivalent relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

Institute of Finance & Management (IOFM) Accounts Payable Manager (APM) certification.
Institute of Finance & Management (IOFM) Accounts Payable Specialist (APS) certification.
Institute of Finance & Management (IOFM) Procure-to-Pay (P2P) certification.
Other equivalent industry certifications.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day A/P shared services and external BPO resources, including workload prioritization, queue management, service-level monitoring, quality review, issue escalation, and training coordination.
Partner with service providers and internal stakeholders to support timely invoice processing, payment execution, compliance with controls, and continuous A/P process improvement.
Maintain Oracle E-Business Suite configurations, forms, and reference data for pay groups, bank accounts, supplier records, and transaction source types; coordinate changes and maintain supporting documentation and controls.
Coordinate annual Form 1099 reporting, including data validation, TIN matching, exception resolution, recipient inquiries, and oversight of the external service provider.
Resolve escalated questions from internal business partners, suppliers, and service providers about payment status, invoice prioritization, account discrepancies, and complex vendor issues, and communicate progress to stakeholders.
Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, responding to information requests, explaining A/P processes and controls, and partnering with management to remediate identified issues.
Lead resolution of complex invoices and system exceptions across Oracle, SAP Concur, and BPO-supported A/P automation platforms; perform root-cause analysis, coordinate corrective actions, and identify ways to prevent recurring errors.
Coordinate A/P month-end close activities, including clearing open transactions, recording and validating payment activity in the general ledger, reconciling interfaces, and confirming required Oracle processing is complete before period close.
Partner with Accounting, IT, and business teams to resolve close issues.
Maintain responsibility for reconciliations for specified general ledger accounts and perform other accounting duties as assigned.
Maintain knowledge of A/P practices, regulatory developments, fraud risks, internal controls, automation capabilities, and industry trends, and recommend practical process and control improvements.