Accounts Payable Analyst - Financial Operations

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Manages invoice processing and exception resolution across purchase order (PO) and non-PO transactions, reinforcing accounts payable controls and supporting close activities through accurate reporting and analysis. Handles a higher-complexity workload, acts as an escalation point for problem invoices and expense-related exceptions, as applicable, and completes supplier maintenance requests (new supplier set-ups and updates/changes), confirming documentation is complete and that sensitive changes (e.g., bank updates) follow required verification and escalation steps.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:* Reviews and posts complex invoices each day and resolves most exceptions/escalations, including issues tied to employee reimbursement/expense activity. * Completes daily supplier requests (set-ups and supplier changes) and validates supporting documentation, applying policy-required verification and escalation for sensitive updates (such as bank changes). * Manages daily invoice intake and processing for PO and non-PO invoices, confirming accurate coding, documentation, and timely posting. * Processes higher-complexity invoices (multi-line, multi-entity, tax-sensitive, recurring, credits/memos), verifying coding and approvals and resolving documentation gaps. * Leads exception management for PO/receiving/price variances and partners with buyers/sourcing managers, departments, and suppliers to resolve issues; drive root-cause fixes to reduce recurrence. * Handles escalated invoice/payment issues requiring deeper research (duplicates, disputed charges, urgent payments) and communicate status, findings, and next steps to stakeholders. * Completes and/or reviews supplier se...