Accounts Payable Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the AP Team
• Direct Daily Operations: Delegate high-volume workflows and set daily processing priorities.
• Coach and Mentor: Train, upskill, and evaluate accounts payable staff performance.
• Enforce Accountability: Monitor individual progress to ensure deadlines and team performances are met.
• Direct End-to-End Invoice and Payment Processing
• Manage Full Cycle: Oversee invoice intake, automated workflows, and payment runs.
• Ensure Coding Accuracy: Verify general ledger, cost center, department, and project tags.
• Resolve Complex Escalations: Troubleshoot critical vendor disputes, duplicate billings, and pricing variances.
• Partner Cross-Functionally and Manage Vendors
• Unblock Approval Bottlenecks: Collaborate with Procurement and Operations to accelerate approvals.
• Strengthen Vendor Relations: Reconcile statements to maintain optimal payment terms.
• Protect Financial Data: Maintain strict data confidentiality and secure payment banking details.
• Enforce Controls, Audits, and Compliance
• Strengthen Internal Controls: Maintain SOX-level compliance and robust segregation of duties.
• Facilitate Clean Audits: Pull transaction data and explain workflows to external auditors.
• Optimize Closing Cycles
• Lead month-end accruals, aging reviews, and ledger reconciliations.
• Drive Process Optimization and Analytics
• Track KPIs: Monitor invoice processing cycle times, exception rates, and aging backlogs.
• Leverage ERP Systems: Identify opportunities to automate manual data entry and workflows.