Accounts Payable Analyst

Garda is looking to hire an Accounts Payable Analyst in our Wayzata office. This individual will oversee Garda’s global accounts payable process in addition to assisting the accounting team with various tasks.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead Garda’s global accounts payable process for all entities. Ensure timeliness and accuracy of processing vendor invoices, including appropriate general ledger classifications and compliance to Garda accounts payable policies.
• Correspond with vendors, maintain updated vendor tax forms, and process vendor invoices using IntegriData Expense Allocation System (EAS), managing the flow of expenses through multiple entities.
• Follow-up with management as needed for invoice approvals and ensure that any issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Manage approval workflows in EAS with assistance of third-party vendor, IntegriData.
• Manage the annual tax reporting process (1099 and 1042) for all Garda entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Assist senior accountants with accounting and reporting for Garda’s management company entities, ensuring compliance with policies, and consistency of reporting and controls across geographies and legal entities.
• Develop and maintain formal weekly cash reconciliations for each assigned Garda management company entity.
• Monitor cash flows and recommend funding requests to maintain balances.
• Maintain intercompany reconciliations between all Garda management company entities. Assist the Accounting Manager to prepare monthly intercompany invoices as needed.
• Review and approve Travel and Entertainment expenses on a monthly basis. Coordinate quarterly and ad hoc reporting to management.
• Collaborate with multiple departments to streamline processes and recommend improvements to policies and procedures.
• Assist with the annual audit of Garda management company entities.
• Assist with Garda’s budget process as needed.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and projects for Garda management as needed.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• 2 year degree in accounting (with 4 years of relevant experience) or 4 year degree in accounting (with 2 years of relevant experience)
• Strong technical accounting skills specifically related to accounts payable and taxes (e.g. sales and use, VAT, etc)
• Demonstrated focus on controls and attention to detail
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills, including building internal and external relationships
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage projects or tasks to agreed-upon timelines
• Strong Excel skills
• Demonstrated high performance and self-motivation with a high level of initiative and innovative thinking
• Ability to work effectively in a high-energy, time sensitive team environment
• Knowledge of and experience working with foreign currencies preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP and IntegriData EAS a plus