Senior Accounts Payable Analyst

Senior Accounts Payable Analyst (Contract)

Overview
Paylocity’s Accounting Operations team is adding support during a period of transition. This is a 90-day contract assignment to start, with potential for extension and conversion , for a proactive Accounts Payable professional who can jump in quickly , own processes end-to-end, and help keep a high-volume invoice environment running smoothly.

This team operates in a lean, “all hands on deck” environment with limited training capacity—ideal for someone who’s resourceful, self-sufficient, and comfortable figuring things out and driving work to completion.

Work schedule: 8:00am–5:00pm CST
Location: Fully remote (candidates cannot be located in CA, WA, or OR )

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

• Own full-cycle Accounts Payable work in a high-volume environment (approximately 300–500 invoices/month per person)

• Process invoices end-to-end, including GL coding , troubleshooting exceptions, and resolving complex issues independently

• Prepare, post, and reconcile accrual journal entries and support AP-related close responsibilities

• Ensure AP activity makes sense within the general ledger , and help close entries owned by the AP function

• Partner cross-functionally and communicate clearly with stakeholders while the team scales and adjusts

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and streamline workflows, especially within Coupa processes

• Use Excel to manage and analyze large datasets, identify duplicates/exceptions, and support reporting needs

Must-Have Qualifications

• Strong experience with journal entries and accruals (preparing, posting, reconciling)

• End-to-end accounting understanding (not just one step of invoice processing)

• Full-cycle AP experience in a high-volume setting, including GL coding and exception handling

• Experience working in a large, multi-department corporate environment with a dedicated AP focus

• ERP/AP system experience, including Coupa

• Strong Excel skills, including items such as:

  • Lookups and matching (e.g., XLOOKUP , INDEX/MATCH )

  • Logic and error handling (e.g., IF/IFS/IFERROR , AND/OR)

  • Aggregations (e.g., SUMIFS/COUNTIFS )

  • Pivots, filtering, conditional formatting, and large-dataset analysis

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with NetSuite

• Power Query experience for combining, cleaning, and refreshing data

Pay & Benefits

• Hourly range: $30–$39/hour

• Benefits include: LaSalle Network consultants are eligible to enroll in benefits. For details, visit

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