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Accounts Payable Disbursements Analyst

Irving, Texas

Meriton is a national team of experts driving HVAC innovation through a network of high-performing companies. From strategy and support to systems and solutions, we work behind the scenes to strengthen operations and build value—for our partners and our people.

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Disbursements Analyst 

Reports To: Disbursements Supervisor 
Department: Shared Services Center (SSC) – Accounts Payable 
Location: Irving, TX
FLSA Status: Exempt

Role Summary 

Team: Disbursement & Payment Controls Team  
Scope: U.S. operations; responsible for payment data validation, bank reconciliation, control analytics, and disbursement reporting across all entities 

The Disbursements Analyst safeguards the accuracy, control compliance, and data integrity of Meriton’s AP disbursement operations. 

This role performs payment reconciliation, control reporting, and exception analytics to ensure that all disbursement activity across the enterprise is accurate, traceable, and compliant with Treasury, audit, and AP policies. 

As Meriton scales rapidly, this position becomes critical in building a scalable control and analytics framework for payments, ensuring disbursement processes can expand across new business units and volumes without increasing risk or manual oversight. 

The Analyst serves as the Finance data steward for AP payment integrity, bridging Treasury, AP Operations, and the AP Technology team to monitor payment accuracy, strengthen controls, and drive automation readiness. 

 

Shared Services & Scale Priorities 

  • Financial Control: Maintain integrity of all payment data through daily reconciliations, exception reporting, and SoD oversight. 
  • Data Visibility: Deliver metrics and dashboards that track payment timing, accuracy, and approval compliance. 
  • Audit Readiness: Maintain complete, validated, and retrievable payment evidence for all control testing. 
  • Automation Enablement: Partner with the AP Technology team to identify repetitive validation tasks suitable for automation (RPA, Power BI). 
  • Scalability: Establish data-driven control processes that scale seamlessly with volume growth and system enhancements. 

 

 

 

Core Responsibilities 

Payment Reconciliation & Validation 

  • Reconcile daily payment proposals against bank confirmations and Treasury release reports. 
  • Validate that all approved payments are recorded, transmitted, and cleared accurately in D365 F&O. 
  • Investigate rejected, duplicate, or out-of-balance transactions; document root causes and coordinate corrections. 
  • Monitor unposted or pending disbursements and ensure clean reconciliation prior to month-end close. 

Control Analytics & Reporting 

  • Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly control dashboards tracking payment accuracy, timing, and exceptions. 
  • Run SoD compliance and positive pay validation reports; escalate anomalies for remediation. 
  • Prepare disbursement summaries for Treasury, Controllership, and AP leadership. 
  • Partner with the AP Technology team to design and refine Power BI dashboards reflecting disbursement KPIs. 
  • Conduct data validation and trend analysis to identify systemic control or setup issues. 

Exception Management 

  • Maintain the disbursement exception log, categorizing and tracking all issues through to closure. 
  • Perform recurring variance analysis on returned payments, missing confirmations, or duplicate detections. 
  • Collaborate with Vendor Master and AP Operations to resolve upstream data quality issues impacting payment accuracy. 

Audit & Compliance 

  • Prepare reconciliation support, control reports, and payment documentation for audit testing. 
  • Ensure all control procedures are properly evidenced and stored per retention policy. 
  • Support quarterly access and SoD certification activities with Governance & Close. 

Process Improvement & Automation 

  • Identify manual reconciliation and control validation steps for automation opportunities. 
  • Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) for upgrades, automations, or Treasury integration enhancements. 
  • Document process improvements and assist in updating SOPs, work instructions, and control checklists. 

 

Cross-Pillar Collaboration 

  • With Treasury: Reconcile payment data with funding confirmations; align on positive pay and release validations. 
  • With AP Operations: Validate invoice-to-payment continuity and exception root causes. 
  • With Vendor Master: Address vendor bank setup discrepancies and duplicate vendor corrections. 
  • With Governance & Close: Support payment-related control testing, reconciliations, and audit requests. 
  • With AP Technology: Partner on automation initiatives, dashboard reporting, and UAT validation. 

 

Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Data Analytics required. 
  • 3–5 years of experience in Accounts Payable, Treasury, or Financial Shared Services. 
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft D365 F&O, ExFlow, and payment processing workflows. 
  • Experience with bank reconciliation, positive pay validation, and audit control testing. 
  • Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups) and Power BI; SQL experience preferred. 
  • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and documentation discipline. 
  • Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable control insights. 

 

Key Success Metrics 

Reconciliation Accuracy 

100% daily payment reconciliation completion 

Control Compliance 

Zero unresolved SoD or approval violations 

Data Quality 

<0.5% error rate in payment validation and posting 

Audit Readiness 

100% of payment support provided within SLA 

Automation Impact 

Number of validation or reporting steps automated 

 

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The workplace is in a corporate office environment and the temperature in the work environment is usually moderate. The position’s primary office is the Shared Services, Irving, TX office; however, telework or work at home, on the road, or in a satellite location for portions of the workweek may occur, depending upon project needs and requirements in coordination with your direct supervisor and/or most senior leader of your department. Occasional travel may be required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.

  • Must be able to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a workday.
  • Must be able to lift 15 – 20 lbs.
  • Standing for long periods of time (4-5 hours) occasionally
  • Must be able travel via plane or car to events

 

Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.

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