Manager Accounts Payable
Position Summary:
The Manager Accounts Payable is responsible for managing all Accounts Payable processes and the supervision of the Accounts Payable team members. The Manager ensures business partners are paid in a timely manner, facilitates global payments and assists with the monthly close process while ensuring processes adhere to SOPs and internal controls. The Manager oversees business partner onboarding, the cash discount program and the purchasing card program. The Manager also leads the Travel & Expense report auditing function and supervisors its team members.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Oversee and drive operational excellence in accounts payable and expense reimbursement execution ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of payments to business partners.
- Manage all business partner related functions, including business partner set-up, inquiries, payments and year-end 1099 reporting
- Develop, implement and maintain systems, procedures and policies related to accounts payable functions to ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX
- Perform as the project lead on various special projects such as new system implementations
- Serve as the accounts payable subject matter expert for large cross-functional initiatives impacting accounts payable.
- Support annual financial audits, ongoing statement credit audits and participate in walkthroughs for external and internal auditors
- Proactively identify areas of process improvement and implement solutions to automate and streamline processes to drive efficiency while maintaining strong controls.
- Create and manage effective cross-functional partnerships across the company
- Assist with the monthly close process, including accruals and provide reports/info to accounting and audit as requested
- Monitor internal controls related to the Accounts Payable function.
- Partner and manage the relationship with all business partners on current issues and implementations
- Maintain system updates, testing, and admin functions
- Manage and lead the purchasing card program.
- Lead the ongoing oversight of travel and expense program including maintaining the T&E policy and auditing expense reports
- Lead, inspire and mentor a team of accounts payable professionals providing guidance and leadership which fosters a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
- Other duties as assigned
