Accounts Payable Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the AP Team
• Direct Daily Operations
• Coach and Mentor
• Enforce Accountability
• 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

Position Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years of full-cycle corporate accounts payable experience
• Leadership Experience: 3+ years of direct supervisory or team leadership experience
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration preferred
• Technical and Soft Skills: ERP proficiency, hands-on experience navigating mid-to-enterprise level accounting systems; deep knowledge of general ledger matching, aging, and internal controls; execution focus on analytical, communication, and organizational skills with strict deadline adherence