Analyst, Accounts Payable

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide.

Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 43,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains.

Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely.

Intertek is searching for a Analyst, Accounts Payable to join our team based in Houston, Texas.

The Analyst's primary responsibility is to manage approval matrix queue and vendor requests within the Shared Service Center.

This role ensures consistent weekly and monthly review, publishing, and progress reporting of assigned duties.

The Analyst will support business stakeholders, contribute to process improvement initiatives, and execute additional management directives as prescribed.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career!

Role and Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable Support


* Act as back-up for supplier requests and other team member responsibilities as needed.


* Assist with escalated supplier invoice issues and ensure timely resolution.


* Process and support customer and supplier refunds accurately.


* Perform additional duties as business needs dictate.

Weekly / Monthly Reporting & Queue Management


* Manage and maintain the returned checks log (minimum weekly review).


* Ensure timely resolution of approval and denied queue items.


* Handle urgent resolution of supplier utility disconnections and supplier account holds.


* Prioritize and manage special projects related to supplier transitions.


* Distribute on-site mail to third-party processing services.


* Handle check payments for suppliers while in transition to alternate forms of payment.

Monitoring & Stakeholder Support


* Provide constructive feedback to FP&A and operational stakeholders to promote timely issue resolution.


* Track, monitor, and report progress to the Accounts Payable Manager.


* Serve as point of contact for vendor set-up issues and invoice exception resolution.

General Responsibilities


* Manage utilities and virtual email inboxes daily.


* Ensure timely resolution of virtual credit card transaction items.


* Adapt to evolving team or business needs; responsibilities may be modified as required.

Preferred Qualifications:


* The ideal candidate has 7+ years of general experience in Accounts Payable with knowledge of accounts payable processes and dependencies


* Experience with PeopleSoft is strongly preferred


* General Accounting experience is preferred but not required


* Is organized and can work independently to complete tasks


* Intermediate proficiency with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Excel.


* Meets deadlines and follows through on commitments


* Has a sense of urgency
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