The Sr. Analyst, Accounts Payable Brazil will help execute the AP strategy being responsible for ensuring the efficiency and accuracy of the company's payment processes for Brazil. This professional will coordinate daily payment files to vendors, manage payment advances, and handle payment problems resolutions. Additionally, the analyst will align payment dates and information, respond to supplier inquiries, and collaborate with other teams to ensure compliance with company policies.

This role will assist AP leadership with reporting, statistics, training, auditing of AP transactions, leading automation campaigns and specials projects as assigned. This role will also assist with the execution of high-risk AP processes, playing a critical role to resolve issues and diminish risks. This position requires a strong customer service focus, the ability to promptly resolve issues, and strong aptitude to evaluate data effectively.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment where collaboration and continuous enhancement are valued, this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Support Accounts Payable Processes: Drive and support the end-to-end delivery of Accounts Payable operational services supporting the country to ensure efficient operations.

• Coordinate and process daily payment files to ensure accurate and timely payments to vendors.
• Reconcile accounts payable transactions and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Provide support to the payments team, assisting with complex issues and ensuring efficient workflow.
• Maintain and update vendor records, resolve discrepancies, and respond to vendor inquiries.
• Address and resolve all vendor questions and concerns regarding payments, sharing detailed payment information as needed.
• Collaborate with different departments and support internal inquiries escalated as needed with a sense of urgency.
• Assist with accounts payable month-end and year-end close activities as needed.
• Manage all aspects of assigned activities and deadlines.

Enable Accounts Payable Strategy: Collaborate with the Accounts Payable Supervisor and Accounts Payable Associate Manager to enhance Accounts Payable strategies aligned with the business needs, Customer experience, and the work and workforce at Ingredion.

• Collaborate with key business partners and report on monthly performance.
• Identify issues and process improvements for steering committee review.
• Continually implement enhancements to further improve and streamline processes, including proper testing and communication to Leadership
• Suggest adjustments to improve data quality and processing efficiency, including enhancements to the import and export of data between various applications.

Monitor SLAs and Reporting: Ensure adherence to Service Level Agreements, produce and review reports on performance, and identify and track any system, process, or performance issues. Escalate issues as necessary for timely resolution.

• Ensure that all risk mitigating controls are completed and addressed.
• Conduct all daily, weekly, and monthly activities to drive compliance to internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• Support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations and working with Team on remediations as required.
• Enforce and maintain SOX compliance for policies and procedures.
• Generate and analyze accounts payable reports as required.

Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery of targeted results.

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in the accounts payable function.
• Expand and improve Accounts Payable automation activities through ESKER.

Team Development: Support the Supervisor with development of employees in the IGS Guadalajara AP Team. Help assess training needs and facilitate assignments to deepen other team member's understanding of Financial Operations processes.

• Support and help enhance Team, especially in the areas of technology capabilities and skills.
• Provide training to new employees and system users on Policies, SoPs, and Controls

Qualified candidates will have:

• Accounts Payable Expertise: Advanced knowledge of the policies, procedures, and controls of Accounts Payable including a minimum of four (4) years of similar experience.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, or a similar quantitative discipline (economics, econometrics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science, business administration, etc.).
• Business Acumen: Exhibit understanding of business and financial concepts.
• Analytical Skills: Proven ability to independently analyze complex problems, research complex issues, draw appropriate conclusions, and develop and implement innovative solutions.
• Influencing Skills: Exhibit influencing skills and collaborate effectively across multiple levels of the enterprise to produce positive business outcomes with Vendors and internal Business Partners.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Adapt and remain flexible in dealing with evolving business needs. Effectively manage ambiguity.
• Prioritization and Time Management: Ability to prioritize and manage competing requests and priorities.
• Teamwork: Proven skill in promoting harmonious working relationships in a team environment to achieve departmental goals.
• Results Focus: Highly organized with a high degree of attention to details. Push to drive personal and organizational results, make timely decisions, and benefit Ingredion globally.
• Shared Services Environment: Prefer prior experience in a Global Shared Services environment.
• Computer Proficiency: Strong computer skills including SAP, CONCUR, ESKER, ServiceNow, Microsoft Word, Excel (advanced), PowerPoint, and experience with new technologies to drive automation.
• Communications: Excellent communication, customer service and organizational skills. Exhibit a positive attitude and willingness to interact with Vendors and Executive level Business Partners.
• Languages: Fluent written and spoken Portuguese is required to facilitate communication with international clients and colleagues. (Additional languages will be a +).