Senior Accounts Payable Analyst – Vendor Reconciliation
About this role
Business Unit:
Cubic CorporationCompany 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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