Senior Analyst - Catering Financial Controls

United Airlines•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network. Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together. Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward. Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups. Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience (Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a similar discipline)
3+ years of experience in Business, Finance or related functional area
Financial acumen required
Knowledge of electronic billing procedures
Strong Excel skills and experience manipulating large data sets required
Strong negotiation skills
Ability to effectively work with other levels of the organization and outside suppliers required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
Strong time management and prioritization skills
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or 6 years of relevant work experience (Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a similar discipline in Hospitality, Catering / Food Services or Airline Industry)
3+ years of experience in Business, Finance or related functional area in Hospitality, Catering / Food Services or Airline Industry
Knowledge of airport operations preferred
Continuous Improvement experience preferred
Experience working with information management systems (such as Oracle, CAE, Coupa, SAP, etc.)
Knowledge of data analysis tools (such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, etc.)

Responsibilities

Audit and ensure the timely payment of both scheduled invoices and unscheduled adjustment invoices, including daily exception requests submitted by global catering partners.
Manage vendor invoicing within United’s catering management and invoicing systems, ensuring alignment with contract terms and accurate allocation of costs to the appropriate cost centers.
Oversee vendor relationships and the weekly global disbursement process, ensuring smooth and consistent payment execution.
Maintain supplier banking information, facilitate required steps within payment systems to support weekly disbursements, and provide training on invoicing processes during station start-ups.
Support a remote AP team responsible for validating invoices, authorizing international payments, and executing additional invoicing activities, ensuring strict adherence to standard operating procedures.
Drive continuous improvement by developing and refining processes that enhance efficiency and strengthen billing audit controls, while delivering targeted training to support consistency and performance.
Collaborate closely with catering partners and vendors to promptly resolve past-due invoices and address billing discrepancies.
Perform weekly and monthly statement reconciliations in alignment with contract terms, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely resolution of outstanding items.
Serve as the primary liaison to global Accounts Payable teams, proactively addressing inquiries and resolving accounting issues in a timely and efficient manner while ensuring alignment across regions.
Administer rebate and credit collection processes, ensuring accurate tracking and timely recovery, while supporting ad hoc projects and initiatives as needed.