Accounts Payable Team Lead

About the role

RIVA Solutions is seeking an Accounts Payable Team Lead to oversee Federal financial operations supporting the Financial Management Services. The ideal candidate will lead day-to-day accounts payable activities, supervise contractor staff, coordinate with the Government COR, and ensure timely, accurate processing of grant payments, user access, entity registration, banking requests, journal vouchers, dispositions, restrictions, reconciliations, records, and customer inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee daily accounts payable operations, including staff assignments, work prioritization, quality review, training, mentoring, and issue resolution.
• Review, process, and monitor user access requests, banking requests, entity registrations, grant restrictions, payments, dispositions, journal vouchers, and related financial transactions.
• Maintain internal controls designed to reduce audit findings, fraud risk, duplicate payments, penalties, and non-compliance with Federal, State, university, and program requirements.
• Ensure proper maintenance, filing, storage, and protection of sensitive records in accordance with NARA guidance and applicable Government records-management requirements.
• Develop, review, finalize, and submit Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other operational documentation for contracted AP activities.
• Use Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, Jabber, and applicable ticketing or financial systems to support daily operations and stakeholder communications.

Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in business administration, business management, finance, accounting, or a related field with at least two years of practical Federal Government accounts payable experience; or four years of accounts payable specialist experience, including staff supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise staff, communicate effectively verbally and in writing, manage competing priorities, and provide high-quality customer service in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, Jabber, and standard office productivity tools.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Federal financial management, grant-related fiscal practices, accounting principles, internal controls, and administrative support processes common to FMP or similar customer agencies.

Skills

• Strong Federal AP experience.
• Practical knowledge of accounting controls.
• The ability to guide a service-oriented team in a compliance-driven environment.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off / Sick Leave
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
• Long- and Short-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Initiatives
• RIVA Flex (Flexible Hours and Hybrid Support, where applicable)

Pay

$80K

Schedule

Full Time