Accounts Payable Analyst
Finance, Banking & Legal · Accounting & Audit · Accounts Payable · Financial Analysis · Risk Management
In short
We are seeking an Accounts Payable Analyst in Panama City to support regional payment operations across Colombia, Panama, and Mexico. This role involves ensuring accurate payment cycles, account reconciliations, supplier support, financial reporting, and banking activities, while also contributing to process automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Execute regional payment cycles by preparing payment proposals in the ERP and uploading them to banking platforms for final approval.
- Monitor daily automatic payment transactions and ensure their successful and timely execution.
- Reconcile vendor and intercompany accounts, investigate discrepancies and outstanding balances, and perform continuous account clean-up.
- Serve as the main point of contact for suppliers regarding account statements, payment confirmations, refunds, and other payment-related inquiries.
- Support Accounting teams during month-end closing activities and financial audits.
- Prepare monthly Accounts Payable reports, including aging analyses and cash-flow reports.
- Maintain and update vendor master data and relevant tax information.
- Act as a key user in the implementation, optimization, and automation of Accounts Payable and Treasury processes.
- Contribute to the automation of payment processes in Mexico and broader regional continuous-improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- University degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least three years of proven experience in Accounts Payable, payment management, or a similar finance role.
- Strong knowledge of payment cycles, vendor and intercompany account reconciliations, month-end closing activities, and Accounts Payable reporting.
- Advanced experience working with ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of the tax and accounting requirements applicable to payments in Colombia, Panama, and/or Mexico.
- Experience participating in process-automation or continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Advanced English is required.
Desired Qualifications
- Results-driven and agile finance professional with strong attention to detail and a customer-focused mindset.
- Takes ownership of responsibilities, remains resilient when working under pressure, and approaches challenges with curiosity and a willingness to learn.
- Comfortable working in a regional and fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities, and collaborating with different stakeholders.
- Identifies opportunities for improvement and is motivated by making processes more accurate, efficient, and automated.
Benefits
- Challenging position in an open and friendly environment.
- Opportunity to help each other develop and create value.
- Work will have a meaningful impact on Alfa Laval’s continued success.
- Exposure to financial operations across Colombia, Panama, and Mexico.
- Collaboration with teams and stakeholders from different markets.
- Opportunity to continue developing your career within a global organization.
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Company
Alfa Laval
Job Posted
2 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Mid-Senior
Locations
Panama City, Panama
Qualification
Bachelor
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