AP Shared Services Manager: SAP & Automation

Wakefern Food Corp.; Edison (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Wakefern Food Corp. is seeking a Manager – A/P Shared Services to lead the Accounts Payable function for Wakefern and ShopRite stores. The role focuses on transforming legacy AP systems to SAP, enabling automation, and driving consistent processes across the department.

The ideal candidate will manage a team of about thirty, develop KPIs, and report to the Finance Leadership Team. This position requires strong accounting knowledge, vendor relations, and a proactive approach to process

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing accounts payable, general accounting and financial systems.
• Knowledge of Oracle EBS, SAP, and AP Automation tools.
• Familiarity with Wakefern or a Co-Operative environment a plus.
• Initiative-taking requiring minimal supervision.
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, customer service interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage and influence conflicting desired outcomes to reach acceptable solutions for all parties.
• Strong personal computer skills and experience required.
• Knowledge of accounting theory, financial systems (retail and wholesale), computerized systems and control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the deployment of SAP Hana 4 for the PTP cycle. Participate and collaborate with the design team, implementation partners, Tech, and procurement for successful deployment.
• Drive change management and adoption of the new system.
• Oversee processing of invoice payments in a timely manner for both our warehouse and retail operations using various systems and forms of automation including EDI and third-party Automation tools.
• Develop key KPIs and reporting benchmarks to monitor performance.
• Ensure automated reporting of accounts payable information is provided accurately and timely to key stakeholders to enable them to manage the business in an efficient and economic manner.
• Keep up to date with Accounts Payable System practices in the industry, identify and work with Leadership and other departments as necessary to update or execute automated processing tools as appropriate.
• Ensure supervisors provide timely updated information to procurement areas, as necessary.
• Partner with vendors, procurement, and members independently to resolve disputes, answer questions and support day-to-day operations.
• Oversee the training, development, cross training, and evaluation of associates.
• Participate in Finance Leadership sessions and create developmental opportunities for team members.
• Draft new company accounting policies procedures where applicable.
• Completion of special projects and additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Accounts payable management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication skills

Leadership

Tools

Oracle EBS

SAP

AP Automation tools

Job description

Wakefern Food Corp. is seeking a Manager – A/P Shared Services to lead the Accounts Payable function for Wakefern and ShopRite stores. The role focuses on transforming legacy AP systems to SAP, enabling automation, and driving consistent processes across the department.

The ideal candidate will manage a team of about thirty, develop KPIs, and report to the Finance Leadership Team. This position requires strong accounting knowledge, vendor relations, and a proactive approach to process