What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Analyst position at Sargento?
The Accounts Payable Analyst plays a key role in ensuring capital project invoices are reviewed and processed accurately and on time. In this role, you’ll combine attention to detail with financial insight—supporting management through thoughtful, customer‑focused analysis. You’ll help keep project spending on track, strengthen financial controls, and contribute to sound decision‑making across the organization. Ideal for someone who enjoys precision, problem‑solving, and making a meaningful impact behind the scenes.
Your Story.
You will play a key role in ensuring capital project invoices are reviewed and processed accurately and on time. In this role, you’ll combine attention to detail with financial insight—supporting management through thoughtful, customer‑focused analysis. You’ll help keep project spending on track, strengthen financial controls, and contribute to sound decision‑making across the organization. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys precision, problem‑solving, and making a meaningful impact behind the scenes.
Your Passion. Our Culture.
At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you’re ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.
Benefits That Set Us Apart.
Accounts Payable Operations & Analysis
With over 2,400 employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world’s first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.
To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.
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This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Your Story.
You will play a key role in ensuring capital project invoices are reviewed and processed accurately and on time. In this role, you’ll combine attention to detail with financial insight—supporting management through thoughtful, customer‑focused analysis. You’ll help keep project spending on track, strengthen financial controls, and contribute to sound decision‑making across the organization. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys precision, problem‑solving, and making a meaningful impact behind the scenes.
Your Passion. Our Culture.
At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you’re ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.
Benefits That Set Us Apart.
- Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Remote ½ day Fridays
- Onsite Health & Wellness Center
- Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
- Relocation Assistance
- Tuition Assistance
- Access to Employee Store
Accounts Payable Operations & Analysis
- Analyze and process non‑routine and exception‑based accounts payable transactions with accuracy and urgency.
- Own SAP Goods Received / Invoice Received (GR/IR) reporting, investigating and reconciling discrepancies.
- Partner closely with Procurement, Shipping & Receiving, Engineering, and IT to ensure timely invoice approval and accurate GL coding.
- Investigate and resolve invoice pricing and quantity variances.
- Develop deep expertise with assigned vendors to identify efficiencies, prevent errors, and ensure timely, accurate payment.
- Provide backup support to AP team members as needed and manage multiple priorities with confidence.
- Apply a strong working knowledge of sales and use tax, partnering with the Tax team when required.
- Respond to vendor inquiries, perform audit support and statement reconciliations, and escalate complex issues appropriately.
- Maintain exceptional customer service and confidentiality with both internal partners and external vendors.
- Build strong proficiency in SAP, understanding how transactions flow through the system.
- Use Microsoft Excel extensively to analyze data, research issues, and support reporting.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
- 2–4 years of experience in an accounting or finance environment.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with integrated financial systems.
With over 2,400 employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world’s first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.
To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.