Senior Finance Process Analyst - Corporate Accounting & Finance (Kansas City)

What You'll Do

• Translate the AP modernization strategy into actionable roadmaps and lead execution end-to-end, in close partnership with the Financial Shared Services Manager.
• Serve as the senior AP subject-matter expert across automation, AI enablement, analytics, workflow design, and process optimization.
• Analyze current-state AP processes to identify inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities.
• Recommend whether to automate, apply AI, or rebuild a process from the ground up.
• Develop and maintain standardized process documentation, controls, and performance metrics that move AP from human-dependent to system-enforced operations.
• Lead complex AP initiatives from design through sustained adoption — including system enhancements, automation deployments, AI tool implementations, and process redesign efforts.
• Oversee and participate in AP user acceptance testing (UAT), validation, and stabilization of new AP capabilities; ensure solutions are sustainably adopted by the team and the business.
• Operate as a peer collaborator with Financial Systems, IT, and other Finance functions on solution design.
• Engage with the Source-to-Pay program team as a key AP subject matter expert and as a candidate to lead the AP side of the implementation when it begins.
• Partner with the Source-to-Pay value stream and broader Finance leadership to ensure AP processes integrate well with adjacent functions.
• Mentor and develop AP Analysts and other team members on systems, processes, AI/automation tools, and analytical approaches.

• Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited university.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in Finance or Accounting.
  • Strong knowledge of end-to-end AP processes, controls, and reconciliation practices.
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise financial systems (Oracle preferred).
  • Experience leading or supporting system implementations, automation initiatives, or process improvement efforts.
  • Familiarity with AI, automation, or workflow tools used in finance operations — and a demonstrated willingness to grow expertise as the function evolves.
  • Strong analytical mindset, with attention to data quality and how it impacts downstream financial reporting.
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel required); proficiency in PowerPoint and Word.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex topics to all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and initiatives simultaneously.