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AP Payments Analyst

AT TransUnion
TransUnion

AP Payments Analyst

Santa Ana, Costa Rica

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What We'll Bring:
We are looking for a payment analyst to join our fast-paced Global Financial Shared Services team, to play a key role in ensuring payment accuracy and timeliness for vendor invoices and employee reimbursements.
This role is responsible for executing payment processes according to guidelines and controls stablished in standard operating procedures (SOP).
The payment analyst will support vendors, employees, internal customers, and other finance organizations across the globe as required.
This role will contribute indirectly to all phases of the accounts payable process, from answering emails, supporting vendor updates, reconciliation of payments, coordinating invoice corrections, and executing payments directly on bank platforms or internal platforms.

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What You'll Bring:

Essential Skills & Experience:
  • Proven expert knowledge of the end-to-end accounts payable process, not limited to payments
  • Experience using financial ERP's for accounts payable tasks, preferably PeopleSoft, Coupa and Kyriba
  • Experience executing payments on bank platforms and payment runs in ERP's
  • Expertise in proactive review of invoices and supplier data
  • Hands-on experience with reconciliation of payments between AP and GL module
  • Accustomed to communicating with banks to resolve issues
  • At least 2 years of experience in a payment role within a shared service environment
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills in Spanish and English
  • A self-starter with strong initiative, with the ability to demonstrate a readiness to make decisions and originate action
  • Adapts well to change and can adjust priorities as needed
  • Displays effective time management skills
  • Highly computer literate, preferably in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to work remotely, be a team player, and have a strong sense of duty
  • Proficiency in controls compliance and audit procedures
  • Background in workload distribution among team members and monitoring of tickets
  • Familiarity with resolution of AP open items, ensuring no aged invoices are unpaid
Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Experience in other finance-related roles, such as: invoice processing, vendor master data, accounting, financial analysis, or treasurer
  • Knowledge in the automation field, either through previous experience on a role or enrollment in a relevant career
  • Passion for continuous improvement and project management, either through previous experience on a role or enrollment in a relevant career
  • Experience with additional tools, such as: Power Automate or Power Apps
Impact You'll Make:
  • Strengthen relationships with external and internal customers by providing exceptional service
  • Improve the company's cash forecast by improving spend trends
  • Drive efficiency by constantly looking for improvement opportunities
  • Reduce manual interaction on processes by implementing best practices across the region
  • Ability to learn and gain experience from different finance and analytics areas
  • Standardize and create documentation for processes
  • Possibility of working on projects and initiatives, beside the regular duties
Impact You'll Make:

We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Analyst, Shared Services

Client-provided location(s): Lagunilla, Heredia, Costa Rica
Job ID: transunion-19032085
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • Pet Insurance
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Leadership Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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