Accounts Payable Analyst

Brief Description

ABOUT GQG PARTNERS

GQG Partners is an investment boutique which is a wholly owned subsidiary of a majority employee-owned company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: GQG). The firm manages global and emerging market equities for institutions, advisors, and individuals worldwide. The company is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale FL, with offices in New York, Seattle, London, Sydney, and Abu Dhabi. GQG Partners manages more than US $172.4 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2025 and employs approximately 240 associates worldwide.

GQG is passionate about investing and strives for the highest levels of excellence in a competitive industry. It is our responsibility to help investors secure their financial future and we are honored that our clients entrust us with their financial capital. We endeavor to create a business that is closely aligned with our clients’ financial interests. And we strive for success at all levels of our organization through a commitment to independent thinking, continual growth, cultural integrity, and a deep knowledge of the markets.

About The Position

Job Title: Accounts Payable Analyst

Manager: Senior Finance Infrastructure and Treasury Manager

Employment: Full-time

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Vendors and Service Providers are critical to the effective and efficient operations of GQG. This position will contribute significantly to facilitating the business’ smooth operations, by helping other departments, functions and colleagues leverage the services sourced from third parties. Collaboration with the team managing third-party risk management and onboarding processes and systems will be a critical element of this function’s role.

Consequently, this role will require both strong communication and operations skills, balancing the need for efficiency and high-quality service with an objective of operational efficiency and financial reliability and accuracy. We seek to enable cutting edge technology while achieving favorable cost management.

This position will be responsible for ensuring GQG remains in good standing with its vendors. This position will be responsible for accurate and timely recording of expenses and invoices, in addition to various reporting functions to internal and external stakeholders.

This position will monitor invoice and expense workflows to ensure transactions flow from request for payment to disbursement and shepherd approvals where necessary.

The successful candidate thrives in a high intensity, fast-paced environment that requires effective and transparent communication and seeks to provide exceptional quality service to the business and robust processes, accuracy and accountability to the company and the finance department. They must have experience with maintaining day-to-day accounts payable and travel and expense processes. Building relationships with all stakeholders while adhering to accuracy, accountability and showing exceptional attention to detail will be equally important.

Key Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable Processing:
• Actively participate in the execution of full-cycle accounts payable processing, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation for all invoice and employee expense transactions.
• Prepare and analyze accounts payable reports and metrics for management review.
• Relationship Management and Communication:
• Provide exceptional service to GQG departments, managers and line of business owners. Enabling the business to manage timely payment of new and existing vendors.
• Communicate well, transparently and frequently. Both internally and externally.
• Strive for excellence and motivate colleagues, team members and vendors to provide exceptional service.
• System and Workflow Management:
• Monitor invoice and expense workflows within SAP Concur to ensure transactions flow seamlessly from request for payment to disbursement.
• Shepherd approvals where necessary and assist the in-house infrastructure team with issues in those systems as they arise.
• Master SAP Concur workflows and NetSuite recording, with the ability to assist in troubleshooting and resolving system issues.
• Vendor and Stakeholder Coordination:
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers and assisting the annual 1099 process.
• Collaborate with other departments to promptly resolve invoice discrepancies and payment issues.
• Build relationships with all stakeholders, demonstrating a passion for timely payments and clean reconciliations.
• Compliance and Reporting:
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, participating in the design and implementation of internal controls and best practices.
• Participate in monthly close processes as required.
• Support audits and provide necessary documentation and information as required.
  

• 3+ years of experience working within the Accounts Payable field.
• Strong communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Microsoft Excel skills – ability to report on A/P data for compliance and other purposes.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and accounts payable processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and self-sufficient problem-solving skills.
• Experience with SAP Concur is preferred.
• Experience using NetSuite ERP is preferred.
• Prior experience working with or for asset management or financial services organizations is preferred.