Senior Accounts Payable Analyst

Atrium; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule 3 days in office / 2?%

Senior AP mentor opportunity

Job summary

Atrium Staffing is partnering with a leading manufacturing client in Atlanta to identify a Senior Accounts Payable Analyst to join their Finance Shared Services team. This role emphasizes solving complex invoice issues, cross-functional collaboration, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate has strong AP expertise, experience with SAP S/4HANA, OpenText VIM, and Excel, and a track record of delivering accurate, timely financials in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive Accounts Payable experience, preferably within a Shared Services, manufacturing, or high-volume environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• An Associate's degree with 3 additional years of relevant experience will also be considered.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end Procure-to-Pay processes.
• Experience handling complex invoice exceptions, discrepancies, reconciliations, and payment issues.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with vendors and cross-functional business partners.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Process and review complex PO and Non-PO invoices using SAP S/4HANA and OpenText VIM.
• Research and resolve invoice exceptions, blocked invoices, match discrepancies, workflow delays, duplicates, and aged items.
• Support three-way matching by validating invoices against POs, receipts, pricing, freight, and contract terms.
• Monitor AP queues, aging reports, and exceptions to ensure timely resolution.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for vendor and internal questions regarding invoices, payments, and account discrepancies.
• Partner with Procurement, Receiving, Treasury, Tax, business teams, approvers, and vendors to resolve AP issues.
• Perform vendor reconciliations, open-item reviews, payment research, aging analysis, and month-end close support.
• Review escalated employee expense items through Concur and help ensure compliance with company policies.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation and support SOX, tax, and internal control requirements.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend improvements to AP processes, reporting, automation, and workflow.
• Provide guidance and support to AP team members and business users.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Associate's degree + 3 years experience

Tools

SAP S/4HANA Accounts Payable

OpenText VIM

JDE

Concur

Excel

Job description

Atrium Staffing is partnering with a leading manufacturing client in Atlanta to identify a Senior Accounts Payable Analyst to join their Finance Shared Services team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced AP professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, solving complex invoice issues, partnering with cross-functional teams, and improving processes. The ideal candidate will bring strong Accounts Payable expertise along with experience using SAP S/4HANA, OpenText VIM, and Excel.

What You'll Do

• Process and review complex PO and Non-PO invoices using SAP S/4HANA and OpenText VIM.
• Research and resolve invoice exceptions, blocked invoices, match discrepancies, workflow delays, duplicates, and aged items.
• Support three-way matching by validating invoices against POs, receipts, pricing, freight, and contract terms.
• Monitor AP queues, aging reports, and exceptions to ensure timely resolution.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for vendor and internal questions regarding invoices, payments, and account discrepancies.
• Partner with Procurement, Receiving, Treasury, Tax, business teams, approvers, and vendors to resolve AP issues.
• Perform vendor reconciliations, open-item reviews, payment research, aging analysis, and month-end close support.
• Review escalated employee expense items through Concur and help ensure compliance with company policies.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation and support SOX, tax, and internal control requirements.
• Identify recurring issues and recommend improvements to AP processes, reporting, automation, and workflow.
• Provide guidance and support to AP team members and business users.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of progressive Accounts Payable experience, preferably within a Shared Services, manufacturing, or high-volume environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• An Associate's degree with 3 additional years of relevant experience will also be considered.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end Procure-to-Pay processes.
• Experience handling complex invoice exceptions, discrepancies, reconciliations, and payment issues.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with vendors and cross-functional business partners.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

Systems & Technical Skills

• SAP S/4HANA Accounts Payable
• JDE experience
• Concur Expense and/or Invoice
• Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, lookups, formulas, filters, reconciliations, and data analysis
• AP reporting, aging analysis, dashboards, and transaction-level research

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Hybrid schedule — 3 days in the office / 2 days remote
• Join an established manufacturing organization
• Work within a professional Finance Shared Services environment
• Opportunity to make an impact through process improvement and AP transformation
• Exposure to cross-functional teams and enterprise-level AP operations
• Opportunity to serve as a senior resource and mentor within the AP function

If you're an experienced Accounts Payable professional looking for your next opportunity with a growing manufacturing organization in Atlanta, we'd love to hear from you.

Commitment to Diversity

As a woman-owned firm, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), age, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability (physical or mental), genetic information, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Candidates who apply for roles through the Atrium website will be added to our candidate pool and may be considered for additional roles of a similar title. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

EOE/M/F/D/V/SO