Accounts Payable Analyst II

This Accounts Payable Analyst II position is with University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. Analyze travel and expense reports for compliance with University, state, and federal requirements. Independently review and resolve complex or non-routine expense issues, exceptions, and discrepancies. Interpret policy and internal control requirements and provide guidance to travelers, approvers, and departmental administrators. Identify recurring compliance issues and recommend corrective actions or changes to business practices. Compiles and analyzes operational data, prepares reports, identifies trends and recurring issues, and recommends process improvements to enhance efficiency, compliance, customer service, and workflow effectiveness. Analyze travel and expense data, exception reports, and compliance trends to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities for improvement. Develop recurring and ad hoc reports to support operational and compliance decision-making. Research unusual activity or trends and provide findings and recommendations to unit leadership. Support audit requests through analysis, documentation, and reconciliation of travel and expense activity. Analyze Travel Expense workflows and system processes to identify inefficiencies, control gaps, and opportunities for improvement. Participate in system enhancements, testing, and implementation activities by identifying business requirements, testing functionality, and evaluating impacts to users and processes. Provides guidance and support to campus users regarding travel policies, reimbursements, advances, and system processes. Responds to inquiries, assists with onboarding and training, and educates users on proper submission and approval procedures. Review, analyze, and process travel requests, travel and non travel expense reports, travel advances, and operational advances in the university's Travel Expense (Concur) and Financials (KFS) systems. Ensure transactions comply with University policies, regulatory requirements, and internal controls while maintaining service-level expectations and processing accuracy. Conducts review of transactions for policy compliance, identifies discrepancies, resolves documentation issues, and communicates next and corrective actions to departments and travelers. Supports Travel Expense administrative functions, including the creation and maintenance of user profiles, monitoring daily integrations, coordinating workflows, and assisting with system testing, updates, and process improvements. Serves as backup support for monitoring daily reports from integrations activities. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to communicate effectively with different groups/individuals. Knowledge of travel, expense reimbursement, procurement cards, and payment processing policies and procedures. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment. Skill in identifying discrepancies, researching issues, and implementing appropriate corrective actions. Ability to learn and adapt to changing policies, regulations, and financial systems.