Senior Accounts Payable Analyst – Vendor Reconciliation

Key Responsibilities 

• Own balance reconciliation activities for utility, strategic, and business-critical vendors, ensuring accurate account balances and timely resolution of outstanding issues and disputes. 

• Conduct periodic vendor statement reconciliations and proactively investigate discrepancies involving invoices, payments, credits, debits, and unapplied transactions. 

• Analyze payment delays across the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle and perform root cause analysis to identify process bottlenecks. 

• Partner with Procurement, Operations, Receiving, Treasury, Master Data, and Accounts Payable teams to resolve invoice, approval, PO, receipt, and payment-related issues. 

• Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and dashboards on key operational KPIs, payment performance, supplier health, aging trends, and process effectiveness. 

• Own and maintain Accounts Payable and Procure-to-Pay Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process documentation, controls, and work instructions. 

Qualifications 

• Masters / bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. 

• 8–10 years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable, Procure-to-Pay Operations, Vendor Management, or Shared Services. 

• Strong understanding of end-to-end P2P processes and supplier payment management. 

• Proven experience managing critical vendor relationships and resolving complex payment issues. 

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills. 

• Experience with SAP/S4HANA, BI tools and advanced Microsoft Excel skills. 

• Experience in process improvement, reporting, and operational performance management. 

• Ability to work independently and influence stakeholders without direct managerial authority. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience managing utility and business-critical suppliers. 

• Exposure to shared services and global operations. 

• Experience with process automation, ERP enhancements, Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement initiatives.