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Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
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Zara
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$77,500 Salary, Full-Time
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Senior Accounts Payable Specialist at Zara Senior Accounts Payable Specialist at Zara in New York, New York Posted in 5 days ago.
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full-timeJob Description:
About us Zara offers the latest fashion trends for all. An international brand with stores in the main cities of the world and online. Our business model is centered in our customers, constantly adapting to their needs. We love what we do. Teamwork, passion, curiosity, diversity, sustainability, creativity and humility are our daily motivation. Does it sound like you? Maybe you are a Zara person. Purpose We are seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to support the Finance organization across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. This role manages high-volume AP activity and plays a key role in month-end closing, including preparing and booking accruals across multiple spend categories. The ideal candidate has strong Excel abilities, is experienced working with large and incomplete data sets, and can produce clear reconciliations and analysis for both finance and non-finance stakeholders. This position requires high attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to operate within defined deadlines in a multinational environment. This position is also considered a structured entry point into the U.S. Finance team, with the opportunity to develop and grow into other areas of Finance depending on performance, business needs, and career aspirations.Key Responsibilities:
Invoice & Data Management- Maintain AP mailboxes and ensure invoices and inquiries are processed timely
- Review and supervise outsourced AP entries to ensure accuracy and adherence to booking standards
- Support process improvements to enhance control and data integrity Customs & Duties
- Record customs duty files received from brokers and reconcile balances with Treasury payments across entities Payments & Reconciliations
- Review AP aging, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate timely payments
- Perform bi-weekly AP account reconciliations and prepare structured supporting analysis Credit Card & Travel Expenses
- Record corporate card and travel expense transactions and reconcile to external reports
- Reconcile Concur vs. SAP aging and resolve variances Month-End Close, Accruals & Analysis
- Prepare and post-month-end accruals across multiple cost categories
- Produce clear analysis and variance explanations for business partners and finance leadership
- Review aging reports, error queues, and pending approvals and ensure timely resolution Audit & Compliance
- Provide documentation for internal and external audits
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and accounting standards (IFRS / US GAAP exposure a plus) Project Participation & Collaboration
- Participate in accounting and cross-functional finance projects
- Recommend and support implementation of process improvements for control, visibility, or efficiency
Hybrid Requirement:
This is a hybrid NYC-based role. The role provides up to 30 work-from-home flex days per-6-month period, with the remaining days performed onsite in the office. Attendance expectations may increase during critical close periods or as business needs require.Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of accounting or AP experience (retail experience preferred)
- Advanced Excel skills and ability to work with large data sets
- Experience with SAP or other ERP systems is a plus
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet defined deadlines
- Ability to work with incomplete inputs and still produce structured, accurate deliverables
- Professional communication skills and ability to translate financial reconciliations into clear business language What we offer: In addition to a competitive salary, you will also receive 25% discount to buy the latest trends in any of our brands and a variety benefit package where you can find a wide range of discounts.
Annual compensation range:
$70,000 - $85,000 + discretionary bonus- Zara, in good faith, believes that this posted rate of compensation is the accurate range for this role at this location at the time of this posting.