Drive operational excellence and automation in Accounts Payable and Employee Expense Management at Okta.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Identify process inefficiencies in AP and expense management workflows
- Support project delivery life cycles and track milestones
- Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Extract and analyze finance data for reporting models
- Collaborate with regional finance operations and global business partners
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- 2 to 3.5 years of professional experience in Accounts Payable or Finance Operations
- Solid foundational understanding of Accounts Payable and Employee Expense Management processes
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
- Familiarity with project tracking and documentation tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with ERP and Procure-to-Pay platforms
- Experience developing dashboards using Business Intelligence tools
- Hands-on scripting and automation capability
- Familiarity with emerging technologies like Generative AI
- Experience with Optical Character Recognition and Intelligent Document Processing
Requirements
- Experience
- 2–3 years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The AP & Expenses Projects Analyst at Okta focuses on enhancing operational efficiency within the Accounts Payable and Employee Expense Management functions through process improvement and project coordination. This role requires a solid understanding of finance operations, proficiency in data analysis tools like Excel, and familiarity with project management platforms such as Jira and Confluence. Ideal candidates will have 2 to 3.5 years of relevant experience and strong analytical skills, making it suitable for those looking to advance in finance and project management.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze November 7, 2026. Last confirmed on Okta's careers page November 7, 2026.
- Python appears in 13.3% of 120 comparable mid other roles in India; Generative AI appears in 0.8% of 120 comparable mid other roles in India.
Quick facts
- Is the AP & Expenses Projects Analyst role remote?
- It's hybrid — Okta expects some on-site time in Bengaluru, India.
- How much experience is required?
- 2–3 years of relevant experience for this AP & Expenses Projects Analyst role.
- Where is the role based?
- Okta is hiring for this position in Bengaluru, India.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Confluence, Coupa, Generative AI, Google Sheets, Google Workspace, Intelligent Document Processing.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Okta targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this AP & Expenses Projects Analyst role at Okta.
From the original posting
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The Opportunity
The AP & Expenses Projects Analyst will play a key role in driving operational excellence, automation, and project coordination within our Accounts Payable and Employee Expense Management functions. This role sits at the intersection of finance operations and technology, focusing on streamlining processes, identifying efficiency gaps, supporting automation initiatives, and collaborating with cross-functional and global teams.
What you’ll be doing
- Process Improvement & Transformation: Identify process inefficiencies, operational gaps, and bottlenecks across AP and expense management workflows; recommend and support end-to-end continuous improvement initiatives.
- Project Coordination & Documentation: Support project delivery life cycles, track milestones, gather and articulate business requirements, write process documentation (SOPs), and manage task tracking via platforms such as Jira and Confluence.
- Testing & Implementation: Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), author detailed test scenarios/cases, facilitate testing cycles with operational teams, and track defect resolution through go-live.
- Analytics & Business Insights: Extract, manipulate, and analyze finance data to develop reporting models, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and present actionable operational insights to leadership.
- Stakeholder & Global Collaboration: Partner closely with regional finance operations, procurement, IT, and global business partners to align project deliverables and maintain financial controls.
What you’ll bring to the role
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Experience: 2 to 3.5 years of professional experience in Accounts Payable, Finance Operations, Process Improvement, Automation, or Project Coordination.
- Domain Knowledge: Solid foundational understanding of Accounts Payable and Employee Expense Management processes, including invoice processing, payment runs, expense audits, reconciliations, and internal financial controls.
- Data & Analytical Tools: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets (advanced formulas, pivot tables, data modeling, dashboards).
- Methodologies & Tools: Proven familiarity with project tracking and documentation tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- Interpersonal Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, high analytical acumen, excellent verbal/written communication, and capacity to handle multiple priorities in a globally distributed setup.
And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following
- Hands-on experience or exposure to ERP, Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and expense platforms such as Coupa, NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle.
- Experience developing dashboards and visualizations using Business Intelligence tools like Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, or Google Workspace tools.
- Hands-on scripting and automation capability utilizing Google Apps Script, Python, VBA, or RPA technologies.
- Familiarity with emerging technologies, including Generative AI, AI-driven automation, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP).
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