Business Unit:
Cubic Corporation
Company Details:
The Senior Accounts Payable Analyst is a key individual contributor responsible for managing payment performance for utility, strategic, and business-critical vendors across the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process. The role ensures timely invoice receipt, processing, approval, and payment while driving resolution of payment delays, supplier escalations, and process bottlenecks through cross-functional collaboration. This position serves as the AP subject matter expert, focusing on supplier relationship management, process governance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Job Details:
Key Responsibilities
- Own balance reconciliation activities for utility, strategic, and business-critical vendors, ensuring accurate account balances and timely resolution of outstanding issues and disputes.
- Conduct periodic vendor statement reconciliations and proactively investigate discrepancies involving invoices, payments, credits, debits, and unapplied transactions.
- Analyze payment delays across the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle and perform root cause analysis to identify process bottlenecks.
- Partner with Procurement, Operations, Receiving, Treasury, Master Data, and Accounts Payable teams to resolve invoice, approval, PO, receipt, and payment-related issues.
- Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and dashboards on key operational KPIs, payment performance, supplier health, aging trends, and process effectiveness.
- Own and maintain Accounts Payable and Procure-to-Pay Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process documentation, controls, and work instructions.
Qualifications
- Masters / bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- 8–10 years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable, Procure-to-Pay Operations, Vendor Management, or Shared Services.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end P2P processes and supplier payment management.
- Proven experience managing critical vendor relationships and resolving complex payment issues.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Experience with SAP/S4HANA, BI tools and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience in process improvement, reporting, and operational performance management.
- Ability to work independently and influence stakeholders without direct managerial authority.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing utility and business-critical suppliers.
- Exposure to shared services and global operations.
- Experience with process automation, ERP enhancements, Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement initiatives.
Worker Type:
Employee
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