* BS/BA in Accounting, Business Management or Economics.
• Understand the P2P process and the many AP functional areas.
• Recognize escalation trends and identify underlying defects and root causes.
• Partner with and influence upstream and downstream teams.
• Leverage data from numerous databases and internal tools (using Excel, SQL, or other data management systems) to perform reporting and analysis.
Work across all time zones as needed.
Key job responsibilities
Create SOPs and Amazon specific operational documents
• Report key metrics on daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Create and share root cause analysis & write documents for dive deep sessions
• Escalate to leadership key issues that require investigation
• Deliver on multiple data requests and participate in process improvement workshops
• Manage highly ambiguous situations and communicate effectively with multiple stake holders
A day in the life
The Accounts Payable Analyst would perform tasks that would ensure on time payment for AP vendors. These tasks can range from resolving AP escalations to providing input for operational programs. Analysts are expected to make process improvement, write documents explaining health of operational programs and build SOPs and training plans. Analysts are responsible for reporting key metrics and track compliance and controls. This is a strategic team with highly skilled team members working with high volumes, high ambiguity and high-performance standards. The work location is in Arlington VA and team members are expected to work from office.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of Accounts Payable (AP) experience
- 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience with customer service
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- Experience in handling internal & external audits
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