Finance Analyst, Accounts Payable COE

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This position supports the Sherwin Business Services (SBS) Logistics, Accounts Payable and Travel processes through our center of excellence. This position will help support process improvement, reporting enhancements, and freight supplier onboarding. This position manages freight mappings and master data management related to our freight payment process. This position will be working closely with outsourcer partners and monitoring SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) and KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) to hold parties accountable and drive process improvements to meet targeted goals.

This role is not hybrid/remote and will report to our Hinckley Parkway location in Cleveland, OH.

Because this role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Accruals and Report Review:

• Collaboration with Logistics and Accounts Payable Teams on aging reports

• Review and update freight mappings to ensure they are accurate.

• Support global teams with month end activities.

Support clearing exceptions in the freight payment process.

• Review exception reporting and work with team to clear exceptions

• Maintain rule data in logistic system to help reduce exceptions

• Help submit service tickets or enhancement with outsourcer partners.

Perform other projects as assigned

• Assist on process improvement initiatives for Global Logistics, Accounts Payable and Travel

• Perform testing and analyzing results

Cross functional support

• COE team supports global AP, Logistics and Travel and will help with ad hoc reporting and projects.

• Become familiar with all outsourcer relationships that COE team manages.

Outsourcer Relationships

• Review and monitor KPI and SLA’s on a monthly basis

• Work with freight pay management and COE management to help drive improvements

• Run and analyze reporting

• Develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships.

• Help with freight supplier onboarding

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL education:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration

KNOWLEDGE & experience:

Required:

• 1+ years of accounting, finance, or audit experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Preferred:

• Experience in Payable Accounts and freight logistics
• Experience with accounting entries and reconciliations

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Microsoft Office products Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Clear and concise communication in verbal and written form
• Organizing, planning and prioritizing work
• Detail-oriented, flexible
• Team-oriented
• Ability to work independently

Preferred:

• Adapt easily to technological advancements in a fast-paced environment
• Use experience and knowledge to improve and lean processes
• Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Oracle
• OnBase
• MIPS

Travel: 10%

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, Inclusion and Diversity Supportive Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
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