AP Master Data Lead - Vendor Onboarding & Controls

American Airlines Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Health benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) program

Employee discounts

Job summary

American Airlines Inc. is looking for a leader to manage a team responsible for supplier onboarding and vendor master data. You will oversee setup, validation, and changes to supplier records, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliant controls across payments.

The role emphasizes automation, analytics, and collaboration with Accounts Payable, Procurement, Treasury, and Finance. Strong leadership and a track record in data governance are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or related field—or equivalent relevant experience.
• 4 years of experience in Accounts Payable, Vendor Management, Procurement or related funcation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a five-person team responsible for supplier onboarding and vendor master maintenance.
• Oversee new supplier setup and changes to names, addresses, tax information, banking details, payment methods, payment terms.
• Validate supplier identity, banking information and supporting docs before activation of records or payments.
• Maintain controls to reduce supplier impersonation, fraud, and duplicate suppliers.
• Establish escalation procedures for suspicious or high-risk requests and ensure SOX compliance.
• Lead data-quality metrics and automate repetitive activities while preserving strong controls.

Skills

Leadership

Data governance

Analytics

Stakeholder collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Coupa

LevelPath

supplier portals

master-data governance

bank-validation solutions

Job description

American Airlines Inc. is looking for a leader to manage a team responsible for supplier onboarding and vendor master data. You will oversee setup, validation, and changes to supplier records, ensuring accuracy, security, and compliant controls across payments.

The role emphasizes automation, analytics, and collaboration with Accounts Payable, Procurement, Treasury, and Finance. Strong leadership and a track record in data governance are essential.