Accounts Payable Manager

About the role

The purpose of this role is to oversee the Hyatt’s Shared Service Center Accounts Payable team's day to day operations while seeking continuous improvement initiatives and reviewing strategic alignment for the AP team with the Shared Service Center Goals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the centralized accounts payable function for over 200 business units processing more than 120,000 transactions per month.
• Acts as the point of escalation for hotels to resolve issues with AP team, applications support, vendors.
• Manages communication to the HSSC customer base (BPO, Hotel Operations, and Hotel Accounting) to continually drive change and user adoption of tools and processes associated with the shared services model.
• Oversee the processing of 1099’s for the company to ensure timely distribution.
• Oversee the AP efforts for new hotel implementation, hotel ownership changes, hotel exits, banking charges and new processes.
• Manages onsite and remote employees in a shared service environment.

Requirements

• Experience 3+ years’ Experience in a shared services/centralized services environment
• Oracle experience required
• Procurement experience a plus
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations AP Certification a plus
• Computer Skills Needed To Perform This Job Proficient with Oracle Financials and relevant enabling technologies
• Microsoft Office Suite

Qualifications

• Proficient with Oracle Financials and relevant enabling technologies
• Microsoft Office Suite

Skills

• Maintain a work environment that is comfortable, user-friendly, and organized
• Able to adapt to new demands, reprioritize workload and address urgent demands quickly
• Able to communicate effectively and respectfully to all associates and all internal/external resources
• Eagerness and ability to learn new skills, technologies and business processes quickly
• Able to work well with others
• Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams and across all levels of the organization
• Must be able to work inclusively, but also be able to work independently and without excessive supervision
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Attention to detail

Benefits

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.