Account Payables Manager

Pennant Services, Inc.; Eagle (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Professional development opportunities

Moments of Truth Program

Access to e-courses and training

Job summary

Pennant Group is seeking a skilled AP Manager to join our Service Center team. You will supervise the AP staff, drive automation initiatives, and collaborate across departments to improve reporting and processes.

You will ensure data integrity, manage vendor relationships, and support SOX controls while leading continuous improvement in the AP function.

Qualifications

• Automation initiatives within finance or accounts payable function.
• Lead, train, and mentor AP staff.
• Oversee KPIs for AP targets (accuracy, timeliness, compliance).
• Experience with SOX compliance and ICFR controls.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the AP Team: supervise, train, and mentor staff.
• Automation initiatives to streamline financial processes.
• Collaborate with internal departments to analyze financial data.
• Vendor management and ensuring timely payments.
• Maintain data integrity and SOX compliance.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Sage Intacct

Tipalti

RPA

Job description

WHO WE ARE

At Pennant, our culture is our competitive advantage. We are a collection of independent, locally led healthcare companies united by a shared purpose and the CAPLICO values-Celebration, Accountability, Passion, Love, Intelligence, Customer Second, and Ownership. We believe great results come from empowered leaders, strong relationships, and people who take ownership of their work.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented AP Manager to join our team. As part of the Service Center team, you will collaborate with multiple departments to maintain accurate financial records, implement best practices, and drive efficiency through automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the AP Team: Supervise, train, and mentor AP staff, ensuring they perform their duties effectively.
• Automation Initiatives: Identify and implement automation solutions to streamline financial processes, focusing on improving efficiency and accuracy and reducing manual work.
• Collaboration: Work with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial data for reporting and process improvements.
• Vendor Management: Support the accounts payable team in managing vendor relationships, resolving payment discrepancies, and ensuring timely and accurate payments.
• Financial Data Integrity: Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data, maintaining up-to-date records in compliance with accounting standards.
• SOX Compliance: Ensure adherence to SOX compliance standards for internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), including evaluating and testing controls, identifying gaps, and recommending improvements.
• Process Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in the AP process and implement solutions to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• System Expertise: Demonstrate proficiency in Sage Intacct or other equivalent ERP software.

Qualifications

• Experience in identifying and implementing automation solutions within finance or accounts payable functions.
• Oversee and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the AP team, ensuring that targets related to accuracy, timeliness, compliance, and customer service are met consistently.
• Regularly assess team performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement strategies to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as RPA (Robotic Process Automation), ERP systems, or similar technologies is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is preferred but not required.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and compliance.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under time constraints.
• Experience in SOX compliance, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide leadership in driving process improvements.
• Experience with Tipalti/Sage Intacct or similar platforms is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of five years’ work experience in Accounts Payable is preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) with company match
• Professional development opportunities
• Moments of Truth Program for recognizing employee achievements
• Access to e-courses and training sessions

Location

Location: Pennant Service Center, Boise, ID, and Salt Lake City, UT

About The Pennant Group

Pennant Services is affiliated with The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), a company focused on setting the standard for quality care in home health, hospice, and senior living services. Through our innovative operating model, we are committed to delivering high-quality patient care and fostering professional competence across our subsidiaries. Learn more about The Pennant Group at www.pennantgroup.com. The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com. Pennant Group is one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the rapidly expanding senior living, home health, hospice, and home care industries. Affiliates of Pennant now operate more than 250 senior living, home health, hospice, and home care operations across 16 states and we are growing! These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the Service Center, a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual agencies. More information about Pennant is available at https://pennantgroup.com/. Something else that sets us apart from other companies is the quality of our most valuable resources - our people! We are dedicated to living out our culture as defined by our core values, CAPLICO: Customer Second Accountability Passion for Learning Love One Another Intelligent Risk Taking Celebrate Ownership By incorporating these principles at all levels of our organization, our employees feel valued and excited about their impact on our service center team members and operational partners. Our culture fosters excellence both personally and professionally and promotes development that leads to continued success.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.

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