Business Analyst- Accounts Payable

Primary Purpose:
Supports the processes for the Corporate travel & expense program and for the payment of purchased services and materials.

Principal Duties:

• Prepare accounts payable accrual analyses, journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Ensure accounts payable transactions are recorded in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, corporate policy, documented internal controls and other regulatory requirements.
• Work extensively and communicate professionally with a variety of internal and external customers.
• Develop a complete understanding of the accounts payable accounting cycles and provide suggestions for process improvement.
• Collaborate with IT to solve system problems and perform user acceptance testing for system enhancements and upgrades.
• Prepare schedules and supplemental information requested by external auditors and internal business partners.
• Support onboarding process for the suppliers’ portal and provide training to business partners.
• Perform card administrative tasks related to the corporate card program and perform audits for travel & expense policy compliance.

Job Related Experience:

Minimum Level: 1-2 years

Preferred Level: 3-5 years

Education:

Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (Any)

Preferred Majors:

• Accounting
• Banking and Finance - Finance
• Business
• Computer and Information Sciences

Licenses / Certifications:

Required: None listed

Preferred: CPA

Technical Skills:

• MS Excel/Spreadsheets
• MS Outlook
• MS Powerpoint/Presentations
• MS Word/Word Processing

Skills and Abilities:

• Analytical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Management
• Planning and Organizing
• Written Communication

Career Path:
Predecessor Jobs:

• Supervisor
• Business Analyst

Future Jobs:

• Assistant Manager Accounting

Environment: Office

Shift Work: No

On-Call: No

Weekend Work: Yes

Travel Required: 0 - 2 Days per Month,