Manager, Accounts Payable

Position Overview

The Manager of Accounts Payable provides strategic leadership and oversight of all aspects of vendor payment and disbursement processes across multiple Campbell Oil Company (“COC”) entities. This position will lead a small team responsible for accurate and timely processing of vendor invoices, expense reimbursements, and other payments, while maintaining a strong focus on internal controls, automation, and process improvement.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead and manage the AP function across all company divisions, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices, payments, and expense reports.
• Supervise and develop a high-performing AP team, fostering a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate and redesign AP workflows to leverage automation and emerging AI tools to eliminate manual effort and increase accuracy.
• Define, track, and report key performance indicators (“KPIs”) that measure team productivity, accuracy, and process efficiency; implement education and training as needed.
• Partner closely with Treasury, Accounting, Operations, and IT to ensure data integrity between systems, proper accruals, and alignment with working-capital objectives.
• Champion vendor management best practices, including standardized onboarding, payment terms governance, and proactive communication with suppliers.
• Manage daily cash disbursement processes and coordinate funding approvals with Treasury to optimize cash flow and payment timing.
• Maintain oversight of AP aging and accrued purchase reports, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Lead process documentation and training initiatives across the organization to promote understanding of procure-to-pay processes and systems.
• Identify and implement opportunities for digital transformation that improve accuracy, transparency, and scalability within AP.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or over 5 years’ relevant work experience; professional certifications (e.g., CPA) may be preferred
• Extensive knowledge of accounts payable procedures, general accounting principles, and financial regulations
• Proficiency in accounting software, Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel), and AP automation tools, and the ability to learn an enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) application
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Able to manage large volumes of data accurately and ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies
• Strong team development, coaching and motivational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to relate well to all levels of management
• Strong problem solving, decision-making and timely follow-up skills with demonstrated abilities to work well within defined time constraints
• Demonstrated leadership and professionalism with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization
• Ability to eagerly adapt to change and assist the team in managing change