Accounts Payable Manager

About the role

This is an enterprise-wide role leading the centralized accounts payable (AP) function. This position works closely with Intermountain Health's accounting managers, Treasury department, auditors, Digital Technology Services (DTS) leadership, compliance leadership, Supply Chain Organization (SCO) leadership, AP customers, vendors, and others.

Responsibilities

• Ensures payables activities follow U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP).
• Ensures that supplier maintenance has strong internal controls, a validation process, and security.
• Oversights the payment process, including special handling requests.
• Directs interactions with Business Applications or Digital Technology Services (DTS) to ensure that the AP systems provide the necessary functionality and security.
• Oversees the flow of AP related information to auditors and internal customers.
• Hires, trains, and develops personnel in the administration functions.
• Manages the clean-up of errors in AP databases.
• Serves as the data steward for AP data and access.
• Strengthens controls and adherence to policies.
• Verifies separation of duties are maintained.
• Oversees the correction or elimination of 'Out of Balance' situations.
• Ensures that corrections are made for problems identified in disbursement related audits.
• Updates policies where needed to help ensure strong internal controls.
• Oversees verification of all new and existing vendors.
• Develops measurements to ensure policy adherence and maintains vigilance in watching for actual or potential frauds.
• Oversees the identification and claims process for unclaimed property due to Intermountain Health.
• Coordinates with other departments and systems.
• Works with Supply Chain Organization (SCO) and Materials Management leadership to see that process flows and accountabilities are defined.
• Gives and receives feedback from accounting managers and other customers.
• Provides information to compliance leadership for conflict-of-interest research.
• Covers the information to be provided to auditors for both internal and external audits.
• Maintains a network of contacts and relationships within Intermountain Health and the external AP establishment for benchmarking and best practice sharing.
• Oversees the supplier setup and maintenance process.
• Ensures best practices are implemented in the review/validation process for all supplier information.
• Oversees the government regulatory reporting process (e.g., 1099, 1042S, etc.) and ensures Intermountain Health follows all government regulations related to supplier information.
• Oversees hiring, performance management, and disciplinary process for team.
• Provides accurate, timely, and ongoing feedback.
• Ensures the department is meeting key quality indicators and standards, especially as it relates to customer service.
• Participates in the development and management of an operating and capital budget that is consistent with overall financial goals.
• Maintains department expenses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or business-related field preferred. Degree must be obtained through an accredited institution. Education will be verified.
• Progressive AP or accounting experience is required.
• Experience leading and managing a team is preferred.
• Master's degree in accounting or business-related field is preferred.

Skills

• Accounts payable
• Accounts payable systems and software
• Accounting
• U.S. GAAP
• Project management
• Conflict resolution
• Supervision and management
• Leadership

Benefits

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Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $44.99 - $69.44

Schedule

Monday - Friday standard business hours, additional hours may be required periodically to support operational priorities, system implementations, audits, month-end activities, or other critical business objectives.