Accounts Payable Analyst, Finops Payments Team

Knowledge of Excel at an advanced level- Knowledge of Excel at an advanced level- Basic Qualifications:- Minimum of 1-3 years professional experience in Finance (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable), Payments, Treasury or Invoice Entry.- Excellent language skills - English and Spanish.- Ability to communicate and present complex analysis/data clearly and concisely.- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.- Experience in project management.- Ability to develop new ideas and creative solutions.- Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills.- Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload.- A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.- Analytical skills with the ability to get into the detail, while also seeing and understanding the bigger picture.- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOK UP, HLOOK UP, filters, basic functions, tables).- Experience in communication with external customers/suppliers.As a Finance Specialist for Americas AP Payments, you will dive deep into the system to understand payments process, bank information and invoice data and classification per business needs, in order to identify payment issues and root causes. You will play a key part in understanding, analyzing and improving the different reasons behind a payment failure and support to build a robust logic to identify areas of improvement as well as prevention on future issues.Key job responsibilitiesPerform root cause analyses on vendor and invoice level.Identify, analyze and resolve issues related to payment failures, delays or variances.Support creating a robust detection process by improving the different input reports and look for ways to automate process steps.Support bank traces, payment inquiries investigations with data analyses and reporting.Contribute to metrics and reporting.Drive process standardization by documenting and auditing different process steps.Interaction with internal stakeholders, vendor managers, financial communication partners, business partners.Look for ways to automate processes.Support with analytical work (reports, queries, investigation on tools and system - how can we utilize other input).Execute audits, deep dives, and special projects in a timely manner while communicating recommendations and findings to management and other stakeholders.Conduct deep dives, walkthroughs and quality reviews of evidence to resolve complex problems.The role is based in Heredia, Costa Rica.Calle Blancos, C, CRI | Heredia, H, CRI- Bachelor's degree in accounting and commerce (B. Com)