Accounts Payable Supervisor

US001 Daniel J. Edelman, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus potential

Paid time off

Medical and dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Job summary

Edelman is seeking an Accounts Payable Supervisor to join our Finance Shared Services team in Chicago. You will lead day-to-day AP operations across North America, including Canada, while supporting a team of finance professionals across the US and Brazil.

This role involves overseeing end-to-end AP in Workday, resolving discrepancies, and maintaining strong financial controls. Collaborate with Procurement, Tax, Treasury, and regional teams to improve processes and deliver high-quality service

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of professional experience in Accounts Payable or related finance function.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support the Accounts Payable team, providing day-to-day guidance and helping resolve operational challenges.

Skills

Accounts Payable knowledge

Team leadership

Workday Financial Management

Excel

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging. Consistent with this approach, we hire the best qualified candidates for all positions. Edelman is looking for an Accounts Payable Supervisor to join our Finance Shared Services team in Chicago. This is an opportunity to lead day-to-day Accounts Payable operations across North America, including Canada, while supporting a team of finance professionals across the US and Brazil. In this role, you'll oversee AP processes in Workday, help resolve operational challenges, and ensure accurate and timely payments while maintaining strong financial controls. You'll also collaborate with regional and global Finance teams to improve processes and deliver high‑quality service to internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Who You Are

You're a detail-oriented, solutions-focused finance professional who enjoys leading teams, solving problems, and improving processes. You bring strong Accounts Payable knowledge, communicate effectively across teams, and can balance day-to-day operations with broader process improvements in a collaborative, international environment.

What You’ll Do

• Supervise and support the Accounts Payable team, providing day-to-day guidance and helping resolve operational challenges.
• Oversee end-to-end AP processes in Workday, including supplier invoices, credit notes, purchase orders, approvals, payments, and settlements.
• Manage invoice exceptions, payment discrepancies, supplier reconciliations, and outstanding balances to ensure timely resolution.
• Coordinate check runs, ACH payments, approval workflows, and month‑end close activities while maintaining strong financial controls.
• Partner with Procurement, Tax, Treasury, Finance, and regional FSS teams to resolve issues and support business operations.
• Monitor AP transactions, supplier accounts, and aging reports to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely processing.
• Identify opportunities to improve, standardize, and document AP processes and workflows.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, supporting continuous learning and effective communication across regions.

Basic Qualifications

• At least 4- 5 years of professional experience in Accounts Payable or a related finance function.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a Finance Shared Services environment, including supervising or coordinating Accounts Payable teams.
• Hands‑on experience with Workday Financial Management or similar ERP systems, particularly supplier invoices, purchase orders, approvals, payments, and reporting.
• Experience reconciling supplier statements and resolving invoice, payment, and account discrepancies.
• Familiarity with multi‑currency and intercompany transactions across multiple companies or countries.
• Strong Excel skills for reconciliations, analysis, tracking, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Accounts Payable controls, approval workflows, and financial compliance requirements.
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and collaborate across teams.

Compensation

$68,000–$90,000 USD annually. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue‑based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees.

Benefits

• Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region‑specific benefits.
• DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.

It started with one man’s passion to make an impact through stories… 70 years later, we are the world’s largest communications firm, which fosters an environment where people feel empowered to take the kind of bold action that makes careers, reshapes industries, and creates the unexpected. We are one global team, over 6,000 strong across 60 offices, grounded by our shared values. We promise an experience where our employees see that boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. Since Dan Edelman founded the firm in 1952, we have remained an independent, family‑run business, and our culture is one that brings understanding, collaboration, and respect to our work and to each other. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our clients, and our communities, and propel us forward as a company. At Edelman, we are in relentless pursuit of a fair and inspiring workplace that is respectful to all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust and collaboration. Each day and on each project, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel a sense of true inclusion and belonging and can bring their best to their work— taking action and shaping impactful moments and movements within our company, on behalf of our clients, and within communities around the globe. The relentless pursuit of excellence The freedom to be constantly curious The courage to do the right thing The commitment to positively impact society. We grow our people We invite and celebrate differences Our reputation is our brand We’re global, yet local We offer more than just a career – we offer a place to grow, make a meaningful impact, and help drive change alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.