Payables Analyst - Card Services (100% Remote)

Our Customer is a leading value-added distributor in North America providing expertise, solutions and products from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication and more. They exist to make their customers’ complex projects simple, successful and sustainable. With over 1 million customers, they have a very distinctive culture anchored in customer service. “We are a relationship business. Together we help build more than homes and office buildings. We help build relationships, trust, confidence and community.”

We are seeking a Project Accountant on a contract basis to support the corporate card and expense audit processes, ensuring compliance with company policies, internal controls, and service level expectations. This role requires strong attention to detail, effective communication, and the ability to independently manage transaction review and reconciliation activities.

This role is 100% remote.

Responsibilities:

• Audit expense reports to ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Review travel & entertainment, gifts & entertainment, and auto allowance expenses.
• Validate completeness, accuracy, receipts, and business purpose documentation.
• Analyze spending trends and identify policy violations, misuse, or fraud risk.
• Investigate questionable expenses and escalate concerns when necessary.
• Ensure audits are completed within established SLA requirements.

• Review Purchase Card (P-Card) and corporate card transactions for appropriate usage.
• Record transactions against purchase orders where applicable.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies or unmatched transactions.
• Monitor aged balances and follow up for timely resolution.
• Support the administration of corporate card programs.

• Perform account reconciliations and ensure transactions are accurately recorded.
• Support month-end and ad hoc reconciliation activities.
• Maintain audit-ready supporting documentation.
• Support financial controls and compliance requirements.

• Liaise with employees to resolve expense report and corporate card inquiries.
• Educate users on expense policy compliance and proper transaction handling.
• Escalate issues to leadership or relevant teams as needed.
• Provide timely responses to stakeholder inquiries.

• Support new card setup, onboarding, and user training.
• Contribute to SOP documentation and process updates.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and stronger controls.
• Support internal and external audit requests with documentation and analysis.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 1–3 years of experience in Accounts Payable, expense auditing, or corporate card programs.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and audit processes.
• Experience in auditing high volumes of expense transactions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to interpret policies and make sound judgment calls.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.
• Strong investigative and critical-thinking skills.
• Adaptability to changing policies and procedures.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion or Oracle Expense modules.
• Experience with expense management platforms such as SAP Concur or AppZen.
• Experience with corporate card systems, such as Bank of America Works.
• Experience working with large datasets and reconciliation reporting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with travel and expense (T&E) programs.
• Experience supporting corporate card compliance programs.
• Knowledge of financial reporting support and reconciliation processes.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.