Senior Accounts Payable Manager — Drive Process Excellence

Flightsafety-International; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International is seeking a Manager, Accounts Payable to lead the enterprise AP teams, ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial transactions and reporting.

You will mentor supervisors, drive efficiency, standardize processes across divisions, and partner with finance leadership on ERP initiatives to optimize workflows.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 7+ years in accounting operations, with 4+ years supervising staff, and strong SAP/Concur and Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Accounting Operations/AP.
• 4+ years of supervisory experience managing supervisors.
• Proven ability to lead accounting professionals.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve disbursement related guidelines, payment controls, industry best practices, and company-established policies and procedures
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of supervisors, analysts, and coordinators; foster a culture of curiosity, continuous improvement, and high performance
• Monitor and facilitate daily AP operations, set priorities, provide project direction, and oversee team performance
• Evaluate internal accounting processes across the enterprise to improve efficiency and alignment with organizational goals
• Lead efforts to align AP processes across divisions, where applicable, to promote consistency and standardization
• Drive process optimization and automation through ERP implementation
• Establish methods and processes to monitor quality and efficiency within the department
• Establish procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting for general ledger coding of invoices
• Oversee the processes ensuring proper approval of payments in accordance with the Company’s delegation of authority
• Analyze current and historical disbursement activity to identify opportunities for operational streamlining and process improvement
• Provide guidance to internal partners and external vendors on disbursement related activities
• Participate in special projects as assigned

Skills

Team leadership

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Financial reporting

Financial data literacy

SAP

Concur

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business

Tools

SAP

Concur

Job description

FlightSafety International is seeking a Manager, Accounts Payable to lead the enterprise AP teams, ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial transactions and reporting.

You will mentor supervisors, drive efficiency, standardize processes across divisions, and partner with finance leadership on ERP initiatives to optimize workflows.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 7+ years in accounting operations, with 4+ years supervising staff, and strong SAP/Concur and Excel skills.