Accounts Payable Analyst

Job Description:

Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.

The position of Accounts Payable Analyst, Rakuten USA, will report to the Rakuten USA Accounts Payable Manager.  The primary responsibilities include timely accurate payment processing, reconciliations and reporting.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:

• Review weekly accounts payable aging reports.
• Verify GL coding and approvals obtained prior to payment.
• Payment of invoices by the due date.
• Work with accounting team to apply payment to the payable ledger.
• Maintain policies and procedures concerning T&E and payables.
• Assist with 1099 annual reporting.
• Identify and implement process improvements to the accounts payable process.
• Ensure JSOX compliance by adhering to internal control requirements, maintain JSOX documentation of the Payables process, controls, and risk control matrix. Remediate findings identified from compliance and internal audits to enhance the control environment.
• Other duties and special project, as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Results orientated, flexible, resourceful, and self-motivated.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, with a commitment to meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time-management skills and adherence to payment timelines.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor's degree preferred
• 2-4 years of experience operating in a similar role
• Strong understanding of accounting.
• Experience with Coupa and Oracle.

#LI-CW1

Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for discretionary bonus, health, vision, dental insurance, 401k matching, PTO, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements.