Senior Accounts Payable Controls & Governance Analyst

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McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

We are currently seeking a Director, Accounting Operations to join our Accounting and Finance team in Seattle, WA
. This role leads governance, controls, compliance, and process integrity activities supporting Bill-to-Pay Operations. Serves as the primary subject matter expert for vendor master governance, banking controls, audit readiness, control monitoring, process documentation, and Accounts Payable (AP)-related testing activities. Partners with the Bill-to-Pay Operations leaders to maintain a strong control environment, improve payment accuracy, reduce operational risk, and support scalable business processes

Additional responsibilities include:

• Own vendor onboarding, maintenance, and vendor master governance processes.
• Review and approve vendor master and banking changes in accordance with established controls and policies.
• Perform periodic vendor master reviews to identify duplicate vendors, inaccurate records, inactive vendors, and data integrity concerns.
• Partner with Treasury, Procurement, and AP Operations to maintain effective vendor and
• payment controls.

• Develop and maintain control monitoring processes across Bill-to-Pay operations.
• Monitor and report on duplicate payments, erroneous payments, control exceptions, and high-risk transactions.
• Perform root-cause analysis and recommend corrective actions to address payment errors and control failures.
• Establish and maintain control metrics, exception reporting, and governance dashboards.
• Partner with AP Leads to strengthen internal controls, improve process discipline, and reduce operational risk.

• Serve as the primary coordinator for AP-related internal and external audit activities.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and supporting evidence for key controls.
• Track audit findings, control deficiencies, and remediation activities through closure.
• Support compliance with company policies, delegated authority requirements, and regulatory obligations.

• Own Accounts Payable standard operating procedures, process maps, control narratives, and governance documentation.
• Ensure documentation remains current and aligned with operational and system changes.
• Promote process standardization, consistency, and adherence to documented procedures.

• Support testing and validation activities for ERP enhancements, workflow changes, automation initiatives, and new technology solutions.
• Develop and execute test scenarios and document results.
• Validate control impacts associated with system and process changes.
• Support implementation readiness and stabilization activities.

• Support AP-related control reviews during month-end close.
• Assist with accrual validation, compliance reviews, and close-related documentation requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business…