GENERAL-PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Accounts Payable Sr. Manager will be essential in partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive process improvement initiatives and provide exceptional customer service to support internal and external stakeholders. The Individual will exhibit strong leadership skills to coach, mentor, and develop others and motivate the team to produce quality work within deadlines while managing projects with competing priorities. The Sr. Manager will have strong attention to detail, critical thinking to challenge the status quo, and continuously look for ways to make the P2P process more efficient.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive.
- Manage all aspects of Accounts Payable Operations, including completing and overseeing vendor invoice vouchering, payment disbursements, teammates expense reimbursement, supplier onboarding, 1099 and tax-related matters, in a high volume, fast-paced environment
- Ensure accounts payable operations comply with statutory requirements, company policies, processes, procedures, internal controls, and Finance objectives
- Partner with others to design and implement process and system updates in support of Accounts Payable initiatives
- Work cross-functionally to develop efficiencies and AP process improvements, including automation
- Provide payment and invoice resolution to the team in assistance to vendors and internal company personnel (Field/Atlas) with tact and diplomacy
- Prepare analyses, schedules, and presentations to support Accounts Payable initiatives and goals
- Support Procurement strategy in PO adoption, and increase teammates’ usage of the Corporate Card Program
- Develop and maintain strategy and goals to convert Check printing to electronic payment for all trade suppliers
- Partner with Procurement team to increase supplier enablement in Coupa and convert PDF invoices to e-Invoice methodology
- Create, track, report, and manage all Payables KPI’s, including resolution of any pending/recurring issues
- Assist in preparing various financial activities, including data gathering, trending, modeling, planning, and reporting as assigned.
- Develop meaningful business insights and reporting for management and identification of upstream process improvement opportunities
- Oversee and provide leadership, coaching, staff development, and guidance to processing functions, including working to implement metrics and improve efficiencies to support organizational growth
- Set clear expectations for all Team Members. Analyze goals, activities, and results to determine action plans to improve individual and team performance per stated performance management guidelines.
- Build a strong culture of accountability and high performance
Education, licenses, certifications, and experience required to fulfill the essential duties, include computer skills as required.
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in Accounts payable
- Bachelor degree or Accounts Payable certified
- Advanced level computer skills and proficiency in MS Excel required; intermediate proficiency with MS Word and Outlook required; intermediate proficiency in Oracle, Concur, Coupa or other database accounting systems strongly preferred
- Ability to effectively supervise and develop staff including training and mentoring
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and under pressure to meet required regulatory deadline