Accounts Payable Lead

Flywheel Energy, LLC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flywheel Energy, LLC seeks an Accounts Payable Team Lead to guide the AP function, ensure accurate processing, and drive scalable cost control in oil & gas operations.

You will mentor staff, manage high volumes of invoices, oversee payment runs, and partner with internal stakeholders to optimize processes. The role emphasizes automation, OCR tools, and continuous improvement to strengthen compliance and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an accounts payable team.
• Strong cost coding knowledge for oil & gas operations.
• Focus on process automation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary AP resource for day-to-day processing questions.
• Train and mentor AP staff; develop training materials.
• Review invoices, resolve discrepancies, coordinate with stakeholders.
• Identify skill gaps and growth opportunities within the team.
• Process high volumes of oil and gas invoices in accordance with policies.
• Run payments (ACH, checks, wires).
• Provide backup coverage during peak periods.
• Support month-end close activities.
• Champion AP automation, OCR tools, and AI adoption.
• Ensure transactions comply with approval matrices and controls.
• Support audits with documentation and reconciliations.

Skills

Accounts payable

Team leadership

Automation

Oil & gas cost coding

Tools

OCR tools

Job description

Job Summary

The Accounts Payable Team Lead serves as a trusted subject matter expert and operational leader, ensuring the efficient execution of AP processes while supporting a high-performing team. This role drives cross‑functional collaboration, resolves complex issues, and champions automation and process optimization initiatives that improve accuracy, compliance, and scalability. The successful candidate is a critical thinker with strong oil & gas cost coding expertise and a passion for building efficient, scalable processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary resource for the AP team on day‑to‑day processing questions, policy interpretation, and issue resolution.
• Train and mentor AP staff; support onboarding of new team members by developing and maintaining training materials and reference guides.
• Review escalated invoices, discrepancies, and vendor disputes; coordinate resolution with the appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the AP Supervisor to identify skill gaps and growth opportunities within the team.
• Review, validate, and process a high volume of invoices related to oil and gas operations, ensuring adherence to company policies and contractual terms.
• Process payment runs (ACH, checks, and wires).
• Serve as backup for AP Accountant and AP Specialist processing functions during peak periods or absences.
• Support month‑end close activities.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and technology adoption, including AP automation, OCR tools, and AI.
• Ensure all AP transactions comply with company approval matrices, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support internal and external audits by providing documentation, schedules, and reconciliations, and responding to audit requests.