Business Analyst II - Accounts Payable Analyst

Accounts Payable Analyst

Company Description/Details

A leading entertainment and media organization seeking an Accounts Payable Analyst to manage vendor invoices, purchase orders, budget tracking, and financial reconciliations. This role involves collaborating with internal teams and external vendors to ensure accurate invoice processing, timely issue resolution, and efficient financial operations.

Important Details:

• Employment Type: Contract (W2)

• Duration: 12 months

• Location: Culver City, CA — Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week

• Pay Range: $40 - $45.61/hour on W2

Responsibilities

• Review purchase order (PO) requests and verify the accuracy of data entered into internal purchasing systems.

• Manage vendor onboarding, invoice processing, approval workflows, and artist budgets.

• Perform three-way matching between purchase orders, goods receipt records, and vendor invoices.

• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external vendors.

• Monitor vendor statements, perform regular reconciliations, and resolve aging balances, debit memos, and missing invoices.

• Support month-end and quarter-end financial closing activities.

• Analyze large volumes of financial data to identify discrepancies and maintain accurate records.

• Communicate with vendors and internal teams to ensure efficient invoice processing and payment workflows.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in vendor and invoice management.

• Hands-on experience with invoice processing, purchase orders, and financial reconciliations.

• Experience managing or tracking budgets.

Education:

• Not specified.

Other qualifications/requirements:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Ability to analyze, query, and reconcile large volumes of data.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent multitasking, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to learn quickly, follow instructions, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work onsite in Culver City, CA, three days per week.

Must-Haves:

• 3+ years of vendor and invoice management experience.

• Strong invoice processing and purchase order management skills.

• Experience with budget tracking or management.

• Strong data analysis and reconciliation capabilities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Effective communication and problem-solving skills.

• Availability to work a hybrid schedule in Culver City, CA.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience performing three-way matching of purchase orders, receipt records, and invoices.

• Vendor statement reconciliation and accounts payable aging management.

• Experience resolving invoice discrepancies, debit memos, and missing invoices.

• Month-end and quarter-end close experience.

• Experience with artist budgets or within the entertainment and media industry.

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