Sr. A/P Specialist
Waterloo, ON, CA
OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY
As the Information Company, our mission at OpenText is to create software solutions and deliver services that redefine the future of digital. Be part of a winning team that leads the way in Enterprise Information Management.
Reporting to the Director, AP & Procurement Operations, the Sr. AP Specialist is an integral role in delivering Accounts Payable excellence in the Source to Pay Function. The Sr. AP Specialist will act as a subject matter expert for the AP group, and participate in implementing controls and identifying process improvements related to Accounts Payable. They will apply their professional experience, reporting and customer service skills to successfully resolve escalations and support proactive continuous improvement in the AP function.
Responsibilities:
- Provide daily, weekly, monthly and quarter end reporting with analysis to proactively support the business in delivering to AP targets
- Drive opportunities for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of the business process
- Perform root cause analysis for issues encountered/feedback received to invoice processing and propose corrective/preventive actions to management
- Deliver on internal audit requirements, and analyze month end results
- Partner with systems team on testing and support change management
- Provide analysis related to AP that will help management to make decisions
- Monitor compliance to AP policies and procedures
- Partner with management to promote teamwork and collaboration by sharing AP best practices
- Maintain SOPs or work instructions
- Train/coach new and existing AP Specialists
The Successful Candidate Will Have:
- College Diploma/Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Accounts Payable or Administrative Vendor Account Management.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in Accounts Payable on a support role
- Strong writing, communications, interpersonal, and customer service skills
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships and influence the right change with key stakeholders
- Organized with demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple activities in a fast paced and changing environment
- Strong reporting and analytics experience
- Strong working knowledge with ERP environment, specifically SAP, Blackline, VIM or other workflow tools
- Demonstrated success in negotiation tactics in resolving disputes
- Strong working knowledge of Accounting principles and P2P/AP processes
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