Sr Analyst, Accounts Payable

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Solon, OH

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Analyst serves as a strategic lead and Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting the Source-to-Pay (S2P) process for all Nestlé operating companies in North America. The role leads complex initiatives, drives operational and financial decision-making, and executes transformation projects that improve compliance, efficiency, service levels, and payment accuracy. The position partners Finance, Procurement, Digital, Shared Services, and business leadership to influence decisions and deliver measurable business results.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Accounts Payable or a related finance/accounting/procurement role, including invoice-to-payment processing and issue resolution.
• Advanced Excel skills required (e.g., PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Power Query, macros and building repeatable templates). Access or SQL experience is a plus.
• Experience designing or implementing automation technology solutions using tools such as Power BI (data model + DAX), Power Apps/Power Automate, Automation Anywhere, and/or DocuSign workflows required.
• Experience working in SAP or another ERP system required.
• Indirect oversight of external service providers (e.g., BPO/shared services) providing guidance on operational processes.
• Experience presenting recommendations to senior leadership.
• Strategic problem-solver who can translate complex data into actionable insights; applies a continuous improvement mindset.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to develop well-supported business cases for leadership and stakeholder decision making.
• Strong prioritization and time-management skills; responsive to short deadlines and able to manage competing priorities without sacrificing accuracy based on business risk.
• Effective at leading workstreams discussions and collaborating across functions (Finance, Procurement, BPO/CoS, vendors); influences without authority to drive timely resolution.
• High attention to detail and strong quality focus (reconciles differences, validates data, and maintains documentation suitable for audit).

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading or supporting process improvement initiatives (e.g., root-cause analysis, KPI tracking, control improvements) preferred.
• Access or SQL experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership during escalations and critical vendor issue resolution, identifying and holding cross functional groups within Nestlé accountable to resolve current and eliminate the source of invoicing/payment issues. Resolutions to be based on root-cause analysis performed by Procurement, BPO and Centers of Scale (CoS) partners, and vendors and responsible for monitoring the closure of the action items.
• Serve as SME/Project Lead for strategic Accounts Payable and S2P transformation projects from business case development through execution and benefit realization for automation, reporting, process redesign, and business onboarding to shared service solutions.
• Champion automation solutions that improve Payables performance (e.g., dashboards, standardized reporting, workflow automation). From defining requirements to communication and change management within the business and 3rd parties
• Based on data-driven insights (e.g., year-over-year and month-over-month trend analysis, aging analysis) to implement solutions that drive working capital improvements from a payable’s perspective.
• Provide oversight and reporting for both internal and external audit reviews of the payables area. Ensuring the timely and accurate documentation support, validation of any findings, and after-action review to address audit gaps.
• Drive other related initiatives assigned that support Payables operations, compliance, and continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior