Director of AP Transformation & Leadership

Korn Ferry; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry partners with a New York City-based organization to recruit a Director of Accounts Payable who will lead the AP function and ensure payments are processed accurately, efficiently, and with strong controls. Reporting to the Controller, this role oversees a high‑volume AP environment and drives end-to-end procure‑to‑pay optimization.

The Director will modernize AP operations through process improvements and automation, building a scalable, compliant platform while developing the AP team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance.
• 10+ years of progressive AP/Accounting/Finance experience in a high-volume environment.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, preferably leading managers or larger AP teams.
• Experience leading centralized AP/shared-services in large/complex organizations.
• Demonstrated success with AP transformation, process improvement, automation, and financial-system initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, operations, controls, and performance of the Accounts Payable function.
• Develop and execute an AP transformation roadmap focused on automation, scalability, efficiency, and stakeholder service.
• Improve procure-to-pay processes including vendor onboarding, invoice processing, approvals, matching, payments, reconciliations, and exception management.
• Oversee payment cycles, month-end activities, accrual support, tax reporting, audit requests, and fraud-prevention controls.
• Establish meaningful KPIs and use data to improve processing time, accuracy, productivity, and service levels.
• Partner cross-functionally to optimize AP technologies, workflows, policies, and controls.
• Lead, coach, and develop AP managers and the broader team.

Skills

AP leadership

Automation / transformation

Procure-to-pay

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Korn Ferry partners with a New York City-based organization to recruit a Director of Accounts Payable who will lead the AP function and ensure payments are processed accurately, efficiently, and with strong controls. Reporting to the Controller, this role oversees a high‑volume AP environment and drives end-to-end procure‑to‑pay optimization.

The Director will modernize AP operations through process improvements and automation, building a scalable, compliant platform while developing the AP team