Accounts Payable Controls Analyst

About the role

The Accounts Payable Controls Analyst supports key financial operations across Travel & Entertainment (T&E), SAP access and authority governance, and vendor maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Develop reporting and KPIs to track spend and identify cost savings opportunities.
• Maintain and update T&E policies, procedures and documentation as policies or systems change.
• Audit employee expense reports to ensure accuracy, policy compliance, and timely reimbursement, proactively resolving discrepancies and identifying policy gaps.
• Provide timely, expert guidance to employees on T&E policy interpretation and compliance, addressing inquiries and ensuring adherence to guidelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, compliance, and employee experience.
• Support internal or external audits by providing documentation related to T&E and corporate card activity.
• Oversee and maintain the Chart of Authority database within SAP, ensuring alignment with approved authority levels.
• Validate access requests to ensure all requisite approvals and appropriate SAP access are in place prior to updating Chart of Authority records.
• Partner with HR and IT to align employee status changes with SAP access and authority updates.
• Identify process gaps and recommend improvements to strengthen access governance and data integrity.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to Chart of Authority administration.
• Support audit requests by providing documentation and explanations related to access and authority controls.
• Track, maintain, and report on key vendor maintenance KPIs.
• Monitor trends in vendor errors and recurring issues and proactively escalate systemic risks or control gaps.
• Develop recommendations to improve accuracy, efficiency, and control effectiveness based on KPI and trend insights.
• Process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, and testing related to vendor workflows.
• Vendor setup, updates, and maintenance in SAP and Graphite, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, Accounting, AP, and other stakeholders to resolve vendor-related issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in vendor maintenance, access administration, T&E support, or financial operations.
• Working knowledge with SAP or an equivalent ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Tool.
• Experience with Graphite and/or Concur.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel (analysis, KPI tracking, reporting).
• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Finance, HR, IT, Audit, and business partners.

Skills

• Experience developing or maintaining SOPs and control documentation.
• Knowledge of tax documentation (W-9, W-8, VAT).
• Experience tracking operational KPIs and identifying trends.
• Experience supporting internal or external audits.
• Process improvement or continuous improvement experience.

Benefits

• Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation.

Pay

• TBD

Schedule

• Full-time