Job Description:
The Accounts Payable Analyst is responsible for managing a company's outgoing payments and financial obligations
This role ensures that all vendor invoices, expense reports, and disbursements are processed, verified, and reconciled accurately and in strict compliance with internal financial policies and timelines.
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent operational experience.
Generally 2 to 5 years of progressive experience in accounts payable, shared services, or finance operations
Proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, One-Nav, Microsoft Dynamics )
Advanced MS Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, data analysis)
Familiarity with AP Automation and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) invoice scanning tools
Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent cross-functional communication and relationship-building abilities
What will be your key responsibilities?
1. Invoice Processing & 3-Way Matching
Receive, verify, and systematically route incoming vendor and supplier invoices
Execute 3-way matching by validating that the purchase order (PO), receiving report, and invoice align perfectly before authorizing payment
Code invoices to the correct General Ledger (GL) accounts, cost centers, and tax categories
2. Payment Execution & Cash Flow Management
Prepare and schedule weekly/monthly payment runs (via ACH, wire, check, or virtual card)
Verify that all payments adhere to internal delegation of authority matrices
Manage payment terms proactively to optimize working capital and capture early-payment discounts.
3. Vendor Relationship & Discrepancy Resolution
Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and third-party vendors regarding billing inquiries.
Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, price/quantity variances, or duplicate charges
Handle vendor onboarding documentation, including banking detail validation to prevent fraud
4. Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
Assist with month-end closing activities, including the preparation of AP accruals for unprocessed invoices
Reconcile sub-ledger AP balances to the General Ledger and perform vendor statement reconciliations
Provide aging reports and pending-approval updates to management to support cash forecasting
5. Compliance & Audit Support
Ensure all accounts payable operations comply with internal controls, corporate governance, and SOX requirements
Retrieve and prepare requested transaction evidence, approval records, and bank validations for internal and external audits.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent operational experience
- Generally 2 to 5 years of progressive experience in accounts payable, shared services, or finance operations
- Proficiency in enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP, Oracle, One-Nav, or Microsoft Dynamics
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and data analysis
- Familiarity with accounts payable automation and OCR invoice scanning tools
- Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent cross-functional communication and relationship-building abilities
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
