Total 8 Accounting Analyst job vacancies in Transportation / Logistics category in The United States of America

The primary purpose of this position is to maximize the value  associated with contracts and procurement-related activities while ensuring a high standard of contract quality and risk management and remediation. This position will manage and guide internal business partners through the daily activities within the contracting and purchasing processes, assist with contract negotiations and contract lifecycle management, while ensuring adherence to compliance regulations in accordance with Global Sourcing and Procurement policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Engages and establishes business partnerships with cross functional leadership across Visa to collaborate, influence, and support sourcing strategies

• Maintains and enforces the established standards of quality and accuracy for supplier contracts and record retention, in compliance with Visa policies and procedures

• Creates, writes, negotiates, and reviews supplier contracts. Works with internal business partners to establish agreements that reflect the interests of the company

• Works directly with suppliers/vendors to obtain materials/products/services through drafting and negotiation of contracts to validate favorable terms on quality, delivery and price and ensure end-user needs are met on a consistent basis.

• Act as primary liaison to Legal; Works with legal counsel and other stakeholders to negotiate various types of contracts and manage records in Visa’s system of retention

• Reviews and approves contracts in accordance with Global Sourcing policies, procedures and standard terms and conditions.

• Develops an in-depth understanding of internal and external requirements and policies and assists the team in identifying such requirements and compliance with them

• Ensures contract accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures, formulates mitigation strategies after coordinating with stakeholders and manages  amendments and remediations as necessary

• Applies knowledge of contract law in contract activities.

• Collaborate with legal and other company departments and functional stakeholders to analyze risks and develop language to minimize exposure. Facilitate the supplier selection and negotiation process including pricing and commercial terms.  Negotiate contractual terms in partnership with business owners. Coordinate with Category Managers to support sourcing initiatives.

• Communicates effectively and frequently, listens carefully, and actively seeks and values the perspectives of others.

• Builds effective relationships with external suppliers to support category strategies.

• Deliver support to internal customers in an effective and efficient manner.

• Source the appropriate suppliers to support the delivery of services and equipment and analyze supplier responses and statements of work/proposals.

• Interact with vendors to resolve transactional issues on a daily basis.

• Ensure that Global Sourcing enhances its buying power based on activities across all areas, leveraging Visa’s global buying power and ensuring improvement opportunities at all times.

• Guide internal customers and stakeholders through the end-to-end procurement process. Gather key information from requesters to summarize scope of purchase while identifying potential risk factors.

• Administer contracts in Ariba Contract Workspace, including routing agreements for approvals and signatures and related administrative work

• Able to explain to business owners, the steps in the Sourcing process and why the different activities are necessary (e.g., through communication, documentation, etc.)

• Additional projects as needed (i.e., UAT for new software applications, trainings, process management, etc.)

• Manages incoming requests, provides status updates, and addresses inquiries. Responsible for escalating as necessary to close pending items in a timely manner and to meet SLAs

• Troubleshoots internal customer issues regarding the services provided by Contract Management and Procurement Operations

• Develop an in-depth understanding of Global Sourcing’s tools and systems and assist the team with related inquires

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Verify purchase requests for accuracy, completion, required approvals, and compliance with contract.  Follow-up with stakeholders to properly complete requests.

• Verify risk has been assessed for each purchase and identify potential risks that have been added to a project without a risk assessment

• Interact with vendors to resolve transactional issues on a daily basis.

• Coordinate with sourcing analysts and category managers to assist in sourcing initiatives.

• Ensure accuracy of order placement to contract as well as terms and conditions with the vendor.

• Address all inquiries on order status of product and services.

• Collaborate with business units and other stakeholders to resolve discrepancies related to procurement issues.

• Perform administrative duties including drafting of Work Statements, metrics reporting, data entry into different procurement systems.

• Interface with Accounts Payable for payment issues relating to vendors.

• Draft and execute low to moderately complex contracts and orders.

• Respond to inquiries and issues from internal customers related to services provided by the Buying Center.

• Prioritize requests from internal customers into urgent vs. non-urgent requests.

• Deliver procurement and systems support to internal customers over the phone and via email in an effective and efficient manner. 

• Troubleshoot internal customer issues regarding the services provided by Procurement Operations.

• Document the problem and provide appropriate follow up to meet internal customer service levels.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

The Sourcing Analyst, Data & Analytics is responsible for collecting, validating, and analyzing data related to the global sourcing function. The data analyst works closely with the CoE Data Analytics team, the data provider, and the category managers to provide accurate and timely reports and insights. The data analyst also identifies and communicates opportunities for data and process improvement.

Responsibilities,

• Calculates and validates KPIs monthly.  Makes recommendations to improve the process to Senior Analyst, Data & Analytics (locally) or Director (remote).
• Collects all relevant data to enable data uploads, handles communications with provider to enable monthly data refresh.  Communicates refresh status to Global Sourcing.  Responds to tactical Q&A.
• Attends meetings with provider and assists Global Sourcing with login access, Q&A and requests for data provider.
• Provides reports that meet business requirements and makes improvements with each iteration.
• Run ad-hoc reports in support of Categories and business-partners.  First point of contact for day-to-day questions.
• Provides recommendations to improve data processing and reporting.
• Analyzes exceptions reports quarterly and sends out communication of action plans to resolve critical issues to business partners.
• Executes quarterly data reconciliations and aligns with categories to achieve aligned accuracy expectations.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Overview:

This position will negotiate simple contracts, handle administrative contracting activities, perform input, setup, and management of contract information in Global Sourcing’s contract management and procure to pay system, be responsible for performing reviews to ensure contract records are complete and in compliance with Global Sourcing and Visa document retention standards.

Responsibilities:

• Manage contract requests and other source to contract transaction activities.

• Assist North America team with name changes, renewals, terminations and other administrative and non-material contract activities.

• Manage the contract approval process for administrative contracts, including entering agreements into contract management systems and preparing summary reports, creating contract records, facilitating approval/signature requests and notifications, and creation and management of content database.

• Review and ensure completeness of contractual data and check that contracts meet Visa requirements; resolve discrepancies and missing or incorrect data with Category Leads. Maintain records and update outdated data as needed, such as updating owners and remediating contract workspaces.

• Perform quarterly Process Adherence Scorecard (PAS) reviews to ensure compliance with Global Sourcing policies and procedures such as populating correct and complete contract and project data into records of contract repository and train the team to set reminder flags and notifications to ensure category teams have visibility to manage contracts.

• Prepare various recurring and ad hoc contract reporting, such as expiring contracts and draft contracts, to ensure proper record keeping and management of contracts, as well as any required remediation.

• Receive and enter manual contract changes, and other data corrections, as requested by category teams or others within Global Sourcing.

• Provide support and ad hoc analysis for contract inquiries. Support stakeholders and business owners with contract support/requests as necessary.

• Validate contract documentation input and flag areas of non-compliance for remediation.

• Assist users in solving both functional and system issues.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

The primary purpose of this position is to procure services and products and guide our internal business partners through the procurement process while ensuring adherence to compliance regulations in accordance with Global Sourcing and Procurement policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Creates, writes, negotiates, and reviews supplier contracts. Works with internal business partners to establish agreements that reflect the interests of the company.

• Works with legal counsel and other stakeholders to negotiate terms and conditions of the contracts.

• Ensures contract accuracy and rewrites or amends as necessary.

• Works directly with suppliers/vendors to obtain materials/products/services through preparation and administration of Statements of Work/Quotes to validate favorable terms on quality, delivery and price and ensure end-user needs are met on a consistent basis.

• Participates in supplier selection and moderately complex contract negotiations, involving Legal and other departments as necessary, to achieve favorable terms on quality, delivery, and price, and ensure end-user needs are met and deliver cost savings.

• Works with internal customer groups to help establish specifications and validate pricing and terms.

• Interacts with Legal and other company departments and agencies to analyze risks associated with agreements and develop language to minimize exposure whenever needed.

• Reviews and approves contracts in accordance with company terms and conditions.

• Guides internal customers and stakeholders through the end-to-end procurement process.

• Coordinates with internal customers and category managers to assist in sourcing initiatives

• Interacts with vendors and internal customers to resolve transactional issues.

• Coordinates signature requirements, both internal and with Visa suppliers.

• Addresses inquiries on order status of products and services

• Resolves discrepancies related to procurement issues

• Delivers support to internal customers in an effective and efficient manner.

• Troubleshoots internal customer issues regarding the services provided by Procurement Operations.

• Documents the problem and provide appropriate follow up to meet internal customer service levels.

• Responds to queries from Internal Customers.

• Processes purchase requisitions and update existing purchase orders as requested by business partners.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Job Description Overview:

The primary purpose of this position is to procure services and products and guide our internal business partners through the procurement process while ensuring adherence to compliance regulations in accordance with Global Sourcing and Procurement policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Creates, writes, negotiates, and reviews supplier contracts. Works with internal business partners to establish agreements that reflect the interests of the company.

• Works with legal counsel and other stakeholders to negotiate terms and conditions of the contracts.

• Ensures contract accuracy and rewrites or amends as necessary.

• Works directly with suppliers/vendors to obtain materials/products/services through preparation and administration of Statements of Work/Quotes to validate favorable terms on quality, delivery and price and ensure end-user needs are met on a consistent basis.

• Participates in supplier selection and moderately complex contract negotiations, involving Legal and other departments as necessary, to achieve favorable terms on quality, delivery, and price, and ensure end-user needs are met and deliver cost savings.

• Works with internal customer groups to help establish specifications and validate pricing and terms.

• Interacts with Legal and other company departments and agencies to analyze risks associated with agreements and develop language to minimize exposure whenever needed.

• Reviews and approves contracts in accordance with company terms and conditions.

• Guides internal customers and stakeholders through the end-to-end procurement process.

• Coordinates with internal customers and category managers to assist in sourcing initiatives

• Interacts with vendors and internal customers to resolve transactional issues.

• Coordinates signature requirements, both internal and with Visa suppliers.

• Addresses inquiries on order status of products and services

• Resolves discrepancies related to procurement issues

• Delivers support to internal customers in an effective and efficient manner.

• Troubleshoots internal customer issues regarding the services provided by Procurement Operations.

• Documents the problem and provide appropriate follow up to meet internal customer service levels.

• Responds to queries from Internal Customers.

• Processes purchase requisitions and update existing purchase orders as requested by business partners.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

The primary purpose of this position is to manage daily activities within the purchasing process, ensuring procurement of services and products for business partners in accordance to Purchasing policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Verify purchase requests for accuracy, completion, required approvals, and compliance with contract.  Follow-up with stakeholders to properly complete requests.

• Verify risk has been assessed for each purchase and identify potential risks that have been added to a project without a risk assessment

• Interact with vendors to resolve transactional issues on a daily basis.

• Coordinate with sourcing analysts and category managers to assist in sourcing initiatives.

• Ensure accuracy of order placement to contract as well as terms and conditions with the vendor.

• Address all inquiries on order status of product and services.

• Collaborate with business units and other stakeholders to resolve discrepancies related to procurement issues.

• Perform administrative duties including drafting of Work Statements, metrics reporting, data entry into different procurement systems.

• Interface with Accounts Payable for payment issues relating to vendors.

• Draft and execute low to moderately complex contracts and orders.

• Respond to inquiries and issues from internal customers related to services provided by the Buying Center.

• Prioritize requests from internal customers into urgent vs. non-urgent requests.

• Deliver procurement and systems support to internal customers over the phone and via email in an effective and efficient manner. 

• Troubleshoot internal customer issues regarding the services provided by Procurement Operations.

• Document the problem and provide appropriate follow up to meet internal customer service levels.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

The primary purpose of this position is to manage daily activities within the purchasing process, ensuring procurement of services and products for business partners in accordance to Purchasing policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Verify purchase requests for accuracy, completion, required approvals, and compliance with contract.  Follow-up with stakeholders to properly complete requests.

• Verify risk has been assessed for each purchase and identify potential risks that have been added to a project without a risk assessment

• Interact with vendors to resolve transactional issues on a daily basis.

• Coordinate with sourcing analysts and category managers to assist in sourcing initiatives.

• Ensure accuracy of order placement to contract as well as terms and conditions with the vendor.

• Address all inquiries on order status of product and services.

• Collaborate with business units and other stakeholders to resolve discrepancies related to procurement issues.

• Perform administrative duties including drafting of Work Statements, metrics reporting, data entry into different procurement systems.

• Interface with Accounts Payable for payment issues relating to vendors.

• Draft and execute low to moderately complex contracts and orders.

• Respond to inquiries and issues from internal customers related to services provided by the Buying Center.

• Prioritize requests from internal customers into urgent vs. non-urgent requests.

• Deliver procurement and systems support to internal customers over the phone and via email in an effective and efficient manner. 

• Troubleshoot internal customer issues regarding the services provided by Procurement Operations.

• Document the problem and provide appropriate follow up to meet internal customer service levels.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.