Accounts Payable Analyst

Aston Carter•Pompano Beach, FL

1d•$26 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounts Payable Analyst analyzes, monitors, and optimizes the end-to-end accounts payable process to ensure accurate financial data, timely payment execution, and strong internal controls. This role partners closely with procurement, operations, and treasury teams to resolve issues, enhance reporting, and improve visibility into accounts payable performance and liabilities in a high-volume environment.

Requirements

2–5 years of accounts payable or accounting experience with a strong analytical focus.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Hands-on experience with ERP systems, with SAP strongly preferred.
Solid understanding of the invoice lifecycle, including three-way match, reconciliations, and payment processes.
Proven ability to perform vendor reconciliations and resolve discrepancies in a high-volume environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
Ability to interpret financial data, identify variances, and recognize meaningful trends.
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis functions.
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

Prepare and analyze accounts payable reports, including aging schedules, parked invoices, vendor reconciliations, and payment metrics to provide clear visibility into liabilities.
Identify trends, risks, and process gaps within accounts payable activity and present actionable insights and recommendations to leadership.
Support month-end close activities by validating accounts payable balances, preparing related reports, and ensuring accurate financial data.
Perform detailed vendor and account reconciliations, identifying discrepancies between vendor statements and internal records and driving resolution.
Investigate blocked and parked invoices using root cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions with procurement, operations, and other internal teams.
Ensure accurate accruals and liability reporting by identifying missing, outstanding, or incorrectly recorded invoices.
Analyze invoice processing workflows to confirm accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies and established controls.
Monitor the full invoice lifecycle from receipt through payment and proactively identify bottlenecks, delays, and process inefficiencies.
Review and validate invoice coding, approvals, and supporting documentation to ensure proper authorization and alignment with accounting standards.
Analyze and support weekly payment runs, including checks, ACH, and wire transfers, verifying approvals, accuracy, and completeness.
Review payment proposals to detect exceptions, duplicate payments, or discrepancies and take steps to prevent payment errors.
Partner with treasury to align accounts payable activity with cash flow planning and provide insights on upcoming payment obligations.
Ensure adherence to internal controls, company policies, and audit requirements across all accounts payable processes.
Maintain thorough documentation and audit trails for all accounts payable transactions to support compliance and transparency.
Support internal and external audit requests by preparing documentation, explaining processes, and implementing corrective actions when needed.