Senior Accounts Payable Analyst – Vendor Reconciliation

**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 ‎ _We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law._