Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Job Description

The Job
This position exists to support the Procure to Pay workstream of Warner Bros. Discovery WBD. This person will have overall responsibility for performing PTP functions involved in maintaining PTP processes, ensuring Sox compliance, maintaining a robust controls environment providing updates/reporting of overall Procure to Pay Operations.

The Daily
• Deliver world class / proactive customer service to internal and external stakeholders while adhering to company policies and procedures
• Support PTP processes to ensure operational success (i.e. vendor creation is timely, invoices match to PO's correctly, invoices route to the appropriate coders, etc.)
• Communicate complex issues and effectively handle difficult customer requests to maximize productivity, payment resolution and effectiveness
• Handle escalated and time sensitive requests for PTP activity
• Produce PTP reporting to support operational needs
• Reconcile PTP integrations as needed
• Support integration and onboarding of new acquisitions into Warner Bros. Discovery processes and systems
• Ensure SOX compliance by monitoring PTP activity and being knowledgeable of cross within all PTP applications
• Support PTP system changes, improvements and new company codes created with testing as required and support new business projects, acquisitions and integrations where needed
• Serve as a subject matter expert in PTP processes & technologies (SAP SRM, Ariba, PeopleSoft, Oracle, OpenText VIM, SAP ECC) for non-content spend.

The Essentials
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related field is preferred
• Experience in Peoplesoft Financials and SAP is required
• Experience in the Media Industry and/or Media Sales is preferred
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong independent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to self-manage to meet competing deliverables
• Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently, creatively, and efficiently
• Proven track record in meeting deadlines

The Nice to Haves
• Exclusive Warner Bros. Discovery events and advance screenings
• Paid time off every year to volunteer for eligible employees
• Access to well-being tools, resources, and freebies
• Access to in-house learning and development resources
• Part of the Warner Bros. Discovery family of powerhouse brands

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gkj178-18-222-96-135-42 in your application.