Accounts Payable General Ledger Control Analyst

Our US Partner is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Accounts Payable General Ledger Control Analyst to join their growing finance team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the full accounts payable cycle, ensuring accurate processing of invoices, vendor payments, and expense controls.

This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with internal teams and external vendors.

This is a full-time role, on a US shift and on a Work From Home set-up.

If you have the right skill set, this may be your opportunity to enter this fast-growing organization.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review AP workflow transactions to ensure accurate account and general ledger coding.
• Monitor and review Positive Pay and fraud exception activity to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Review CorPay fraud alerts, audit activity, reconciliation activity, and transaction fees.
• Ensure proper GL coding is consistently applied across accounts payable, employee expenses, and credit card transactions.
• Process and review employee expense workflow submissions and employee credit card submissions for compliance and accuracy.
• Review expense workflow coding and credit card reconciliations on a recurring basis.
• Review ACH and wire banking changes to ensure proper authorization and compliance controls.
• Analyze unusual payment activity, vendor changes, and potential fraud indicators.
• Review AP accruals, open liabilities, unresolved AP items, and month-end reconciliations.
• Reconcile vendor statements and balances and investigate discrepancies as needed.
• Review all cost uploads to ensure expenses are accurately assigned to active matters and appropriate GL accounts.
• Monitor vendor spend trends and identify irregularities or opportunities for process improvement.
• Perform segregation of duties reviews and assist in maintaining strong internal controls.
• Test and evaluate AP internal controls and support compliance initiatives.
• Review payment approval authority lists and user access permissions for AP systems and banking platforms.
• Review compliance with employee credit card policies and procedures.
• Assist with vendor audit reviews and vendor banking information audits.
• Support annual 1099 processing and vendor TIN matching activities.
• Review AP system access and assist with maintaining secure user access controls.
• Prepare audit support schedules and provide documentation for internal and external audits.
• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and operational teams on process improvements, reporting, and special projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of accounts payable, general ledger, or accounting controls experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable processes, GL coding, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Experience with AP workflow systems, expense management platforms, banking portals, and ERP/accounting software.
• Knowledge of Positive Pay, ACH/wire controls, fraud prevention practices, and vendor management processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, analyze trends, and recommend corrective actions or process improvements.
• Experience supporting month-end close activities, reconciliations, and audit requests.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with vendors, attorneys, staff, management, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle sensitive financial information with confidentiality and professionalism.
• Self-motivated, dependable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining a collaborative team approach.