Accounts Payable Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Support the Accounts Payable Senior Manager in overseeing daily AP operations and ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant processing across the AP function.
• Manage, coach, and develop AP staff; establish clear priorities, balance workloads, provide training, and foster a service-oriented and accountable team environment.
• Oversee invoice intake, coding, purchase-order matching, approvals, exception management, and payment processing to ensure adherence to policy, appropriate approval, and timely supplier payment.
• Review AP aging, payment holds, supplier inquiries, and employee reimbursement requests; resolve escalated issues and identify opportunities to improve service levels and discount capture.
• Oversee supplier onboarding and maintenance, including review of payment terms, banking information, and tax documentation in accordance with established controls.
• Support check runs, ACH and wire payments, and other payment activities; ensure accurate execution, appropriate approvals, and timely resolution of payment exceptions.
• Monitor AP performance metrics, aging trends, workflow bottlenecks, and recurring issues; communicate operational results and risks to the Senior Manager.
• Partner with Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, and business-unit teams to resolve invoice, receipt, supplier, and payment issues.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Seven or more years of progressive Accounts Payable or procure-to-pay experience, including experience in a complex, multi-entity environment.
• Three or more years of people-management or AP team-leadership experience.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation, enhancement, or system conversion in an AP functional role is preferred.
• Hands-on Oracle Fusion Cloud Payables experience is preferred; experience with Oracle Fusion Procurement and Expenses is a plus.
• Experience with Costpoint, Unanet, NetSuite, or comparable ERP platforms is preferred.
• Experience in a publicly traded company and/or government contracting, aerospace and defense, or other regulated environment is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end AP and procure-to-pay processes, including invoice processing, purchase-order matching, supplier master data, payment processing, AP close, reconciliations, accruals, and 1099 reporting.