Sr Analyst, Accounts Payable

About the role

Foods you love. Brands you trust. And a career that empowers you to grow. At Nestlé USA, we’re all working towards the same goal – to delight and deliver for our consumers. With a rich portfolio of beloved brands, including DiGiorno, Toll House, and Coffee mate, in 97% of U.S. households, we have a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to be there for every moment in our consumers’ lives. Joining Nestlé means becoming part of an inclusive workplace that inspires innovation, encourages strategic thinking and creativity, and celebrates your achievements.

No matter where you work within the organization, you are empowered to challenge the status quo, embrace risk-taking, and pioneer new ideas. Our supportive and collaborative environment encourages bold ambitions and continuous learning so that everyone can grow and thrive.

Responsibilities

The Senior Analyst serves as a strategic lead and Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting the Source-to-Pay (S2P) process for all Nestlé operating companies in North America. The role leads complex initiatives, drives operational and financial decision-making, and executes transformation projects that improve compliance, efficiency, service levels, and payment accuracy.

• Provide leadership during escalations and critical vendor issue resolution, identifying and holding cross functional groups within Nestlé accountable to resolve current and eliminate the source of invoicing/payment issues.
• Serve as SME/Project Lead for strategic Accounts Payable and S2P transformation projects from business case development through execution and benefit realization for automation, reporting, process redesign, and business onboarding to shared service solutions.
• Champion automation solutions that improve Payables performance (e.g., dashboards, standardized reporting, workflow automation).
• Implement solutions that drive working capital improvements from a payable’s perspective based on data-driven insights (e.g., year-over-year and month-over-month trend analysis, aging analysis).
• Provide oversight and reporting for both internal and external audit reviews of the payables area.
• Drive other related initiatives assigned that support Payables operations, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Accounts Payable or a related finance/accounting/procurement role, including invoice-to-payment processing and issue resolution.
• Experience leading or supporting process improvement initiatives (e.g., root-cause analysis, KPI tracking, control improvements) preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills required (e.g., PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Power Query, macros and building repeatable templates).
• Access or SQL experience is a plus.
• Experience designing or implementing automation technology solutions using tools such as Power BI (data model + DAX), Power Apps/Power Automate, Automation Anywhere, and/or DocuSign workflows required.
• Experience working in SAP or another ERP system required.
• Indirect oversight of external service providers (e.g., BPO/shared services) providing guidance on operational processes.
• Experience presenting recommendations to senior leadership.

Skills

• Strategic problem-solver who can translate complex data into actionable insights; applies a continuous improvement mindset.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; able to develop well-supported business cases for leadership and stakeholder decision making.
• Strong prioritization and time-management skills; responsive to short deadlines and able to manage competing priorities without sacrificing accuracy based on business risk.
• Effective at leading workstreams discussions and collaborating across functions (Finance, Procurement, BPO/CoS, vendors); influences without authority to drive timely resolution.
• High attention to detail and strong quality focus (reconciles differences, validates data, and maintains documentation suitable for audit).