Senior AP Operations Leader — Hybrid, Scale & Automation

Saint-Gobain; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Well-Being

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Saint-Gobain seeks a Senior Manager, AP Operations in Malvern, PA to lead end-to-end accounts payable services for North American businesses, overseeing internal teams and outsourced partners. You will drive performance, analytics, and continuous improvement while partnering with Finance, Purchasing, Treasury, IT, and offshore teams to scale a high-performing AP organization.

You will develop talent, manage risk, and implement standardized processes with a focus on touchless processing and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience with increasing levels of responsibility in a major complex manufacturing organization.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams including outsourced providers.
• Strong analytical, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced knowledge of ERP/financial systems; SAP and/or QAD experience preferred, with AP workflow and disbursement solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, relationship management, and change leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end AP services for North American businesses, including invoice processing, exception management, supplier payments, and support.
• Lead AP Operations teams and outsourced partners ensuring accountability, capacity, and performance against commitments.
• Ensure accurate, timely, cost-effective invoice and payment processing, with prompt resolution of exceptions and inquiries.
• Monitor service levels, KPIs, productivity, quality, and on-time payment; use analytics to manage risks and corrective actions.
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement to increase touchless processing, reduce exceptions, strengthen controls, and enhance service.
• Partner with business units, Finance, Purchasing, Treasury, IT, and offshore teams to resolve issues and improve end-to-end performance.
• Lead AP change initiatives, implementations, integrations, acquisitions, divestitures, and projects, ensuring readiness and sustained adoption.
• Develop AP talent through coaching, succession planning, cross-training, and targeted development, fostering accountability and service excellence.
• Hybrid position based in the Malvern, PA office.

Skills

Accounts payable

Leadership

Analytical skills

ERP systems (SAP/QAD)

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Accounting

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SAP

QAD

AP workflow systems

Disbursement solutions

Job description

Saint-Gobain seeks a Senior Manager, AP Operations in Malvern, PA to lead end-to-end accounts payable services for North American businesses, overseeing internal teams and outsourced partners. You will drive performance, analytics, and continuous improvement while partnering with Finance, Purchasing, Treasury, IT, and offshore teams to scale a high-performing AP organization.

You will develop talent, manage risk, and implement standardized processes with a focus on touchless processing and