Accounts Payable Manager

Engage Search Partners, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Engage Search Partners, LLC is seeking an Accounts Payable Manager in the United States. You will lead a 2-3 person AP team, coordinate check runs with the Accounting Manager and CFO, and drive process improvements across the AP function.

The role emphasizes digitizing invoice retrieval, increasing ACH/EDI payments, and eliminating manual steps while meeting month-end and year-end deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting or finance preferred.
• Five or more years corporate AP experience.
• Experience supervising a team including hiring and development.
• 1099 filing experience.
• Strong computer and business solutions software skills such as MS Dynamics or NetSuite.

Responsibilities

• Manages AP, including vendor relations and the AP disbursement group handling invoices and 1099 items.
• Develops, implements and maintains systems, procedures and policies for accounts payable.
• Delivers change management to digitize invoice retrieval and enhance electronic payments.
• Motivates and rewards employees within budgets and guidelines.
• Benchmarks processes to streamline workflow and implements improvements and controls.
• Ensures timely month-, quarter-, and year-end AP closings.
• Maintains adherence to AP policies and standard operating procedures; analyzes AP operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Process improvement

Vendor relations

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting finance preferred

Tools

MS Dynamics

NetSuite

Job description

The Accounts Payable Manager will be responsible for a team of 2-3 people. The Accounts Payable Manager will also coordinate the AP check runs with the Accounting Manager and CFO. The client is looking for an AP Manager with an eye for process improvement.

Responsibilities/Core Functions:

• Manages AP, includes vendor relations and the AP disbursement group which handles all invoices, disbursements and 1099 related items
• Develops, implements and maintains systems, procedures and policies including accounts payable functions to ensure adherence to company guidelines.
• Change Manager, experienced with implementing organizational change in order to digitize invoice retrival, increase ACH or EDI payment processing and the elimination of manual processes.
• Motivate and rewards employees within allocated budgets and company guidelines.
• Benchmark and assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the current process to streamline workflow; develop, implement, and communicate process improvements and internal control.
• Ensures that all financial deadlines regarding accounts payable are met for month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial closings
• Maintain consistency of adherence to accounts payable policies and goals, establish and communicate standard operating procedures for accounts payable team to follow, monitor and analyze specific accounts payable operations, such as: invoice research and follow-up; problem documentation; and standardization of input.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting finance preferred
• Five or more years corporate AP experience
• Must have experience supervising a team, including hiring and developing of team members
• Must have 1099 filing experience
• Strong computer and business solutions software skills - i.e. MS Dynamics, NetSuite, or similar
• Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with accountants, vendors and upper management
• Excellent communication skills for communicating with support personnel and management
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.