Analyst - BEST Purchase to Pay

Loreal; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

L'Oréal Corporate Finance is seeking a Payments Analyst to manage high-volume payment runs, validate transactions, and reconcile across banking platforms. You will partner with buyers, operations, vendors and finance teams to resolve parked items and blocked invoices.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in AP/finance, strong Excel, and experience with ERP systems such as NEO, SAP or ReadSoft. This role supports audit readiness and governance controls in a global context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or supply chain management.
• 2–4 years in procurement, sourcing, accounts payable or finance analyst roles.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables) and ERP exposure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and validate payment runs, track approvals and monitor bank transmissions.
• Collaborate with buyers, plant operations, vendors and finance to resolve paid/unpaid items.
• Support invoice-to-pay processes and master data governance in NEO, SAP and ReadSoft.
• Maintain documentation and controls to support audit readiness.

Skills

Payment processing

Treasury operations

Bank connectivity

Reconcile payments

Payment controls

SAP/NEO experience

Accounts payable

Procure-to-pay

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

NEO

ReadSoft

Job description

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Qualifications Preferred For Payment Factory

• Experience with payment factories, treasury operations, or high-volume payment processing.
• Knowledge of payment file formats and bank connectivity, plus experience investigating rejected, delayed, or returned payments.
• Understanding of payment controls and internal procedures
• Ability to reconcile payment files and bank statements, investigate exceptions, and resolve discrepancies.
• Familiarity with applicable payment and banking requirements in the supported markets.
• Experience of systems; SAP and NEO, payment volumes, markets, and any required language or time-zone coverage.
• A solid grounding in accounts payable, invoice processing, and procure-to-pay workflows.
• Ability to identify operational bottlenecks, analyze root causes, and optimize business procedures.
• Clear and concise communication skills to align cross-functional teams, suppliers, and banking partners.
• High precision when managing sensitive financial data, compliance standards, and risk mitigation.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and validate payment runs; tracks approval status and follow up on pending approvals. Monitor bank transmissions and reconcile across banking platforms.
• Partner cross-functionally with buyers, plant operations, vendors, and finance teams to troubleshoot blocked invoices and resolve parked items.
• Support invoice-to-Pay processes. Support master data governance and system enhancements in NEO, SAP, and ReadSoft.
• Support audit readiness by maintaining precise documentation, accounting records, and internal compliance controls.

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Supply Chain Management
• 2-4 years of experience in Procurement / Sourcing / Accounts Payable / Finance analyst role
• Intermediate/advanced level proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including lookups and Pivot tables)

Preferred System Knowledge

• Experience working with ERP and OCR systems; NEO, SAP/ReadSoft experience is highly preferred

What's In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oréal
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference

Who We Are

At L'Oréal Corporate Finance, we act as strategic business partners, ensuring robust financial governance, operational excellence, and agile systems to support our global growth.

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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