Accounts Payable Senior-Compliance

#26-73738

Houston, Texas, USA

Job Category

Accounting/Finance

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-time

Job Description

Primary Purpose

Solves complex matching and compliance issues, leads small improvement projects, and supports month‑end accruals and journal entries.

The Accounts Payable Compliance Analyst is responsible for ensuring that all invoices and expense reports submitted by the business meet company policies, contractual terms, and regulatory requirements before posting. This role focuses on research, compliance validation, and issue resolution, supporting accurate financial reporting and preventing audit deficiencies.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Support month-end close activities and AP reconciliations for all entities.
• Monitor AP processes for manual steps or control gaps and recommend automation or system enhancements to improve efficiency and compliance.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, and vendor master to resolve complex invoice and payment issues.
• Resolves complex matching and compliance problems using multiple information sources.
• Leads small improvement projects that optimize procure to pay cycle.
• Performs root‑cause analysis for recurring disputes and implements preventative measures.
• Builds consensus on sensitive vendor issues and negotiates resolutions.
• Supports month‑end accruals and supports complex journal entries related to payables.
• Validates internal controls across AP and documents remediation where needed.
• Perform vendor compliance checks and identify potential fraud risks
• Provides guidance to associates and specialists on various processing scenarios, as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Education

• Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  
  

Experience

• Typically requires 5 years of related experience.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Accounts Payable & Receivable - The processes and management of tracking and recording incoming payments from clients (Accounts Receivable) and outgoing payments to vendors and suppliers (Accounts Payable) in a financial system.
• Documents Management - Creating, distributing, using, maintaining and disposition of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions.
• Billing Management - Understands billing processes and systems and implements control to ensure that bills are processed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Accounting Standards - Apply financial reporting framework prescribed by the relevant governing body to ensure all transactions meet regulatory requirements.
• Regulatory Compliance - Ensuring an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes.
• Hands-on experience with SOX compliance, audit remediation, and internal control monitoring.
• Knowledge of GAAP principles and their application to accounts payable processes.
• Proficiency in Tier 1 ERP systems and spend management tools (SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, SAP Concur).
• Ability to work independently and with minimal guidance from management.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in Spanish and English a plus