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Supervisor Accounts Payable

Alaska Air Group

SeaTac (WA)

On-site

USD 88,000 - 134,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Alaska Air Cargo is seeking a Supervisor for Accounts Payable. This role involves overseeing accounting operations, managing SOX compliance, and leading a team to ensure financial accuracy. With a focus on leadership and operational excellence, this position is essential for financial reporting and policy development.

Benefits

Free stand-by travel on Alaska Airlines
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
Generous 401k match program
Quarterly and annual bonus plans
Generous holiday and paid time off

Qualifications

  • 3 years in Accounting/Finance Operations.
  • Ability to handle SOX and GAAP compliance.
  • Experience with accounting software.

Responsibilities

  • Oversees monthly operational and accounting activities.
  • Leads team ensuring SOX and GAAP compliance.
  • Contributes to financial reporting and audits.

Skills

Verbal communication
Written communication
Leadership
Internal controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business Administration
High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

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The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Company Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Specific Details

This supervisor will support Accounts Payable and will report to the Manager of Accounts Payable.

Role Summary

The Supervisor – Accounting Operations oversees the execution of monthly operational and accounting activities, audits, and reporting at Alaska Airlines. As a people leader, the Supervisor – Accounting Operations leads and establishes the priorities of their assigned teams ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and company policy compliance.

Key Duties

  • Leads team and establishes priorities of the assigned teams ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), GAAP accounting, and company policy compliance.
  • Plans work and ensures timely processing of transactions, including reallocation of employee workloads as appropriate.
  • Reviews and approves monthly journal entries and account reconciliations, contributing to accurate and timely financial reporting.
  • Assists with preparation and submission of required government agency, tax and statutory filings and reports.
  • Contributes to the development of policies and procedures within the areas of responsibility, including developing, implementing, and maintaining robust internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure the accuracy of financial data, monitoring the effectiveness of controls.
  • Assists leadership with selection, implementation, and maintenance of software and systems that support efficient operations.
  • Effectively communicates financial information to leadership and other stakeholders.
  • Participates in internal and external audits and special projects, as needed.
  • Determines roles, responsibilities and hiring of Clerical Office and Passenger Service (COPS) union employees.
  • Develops people through effective performance management and ongoing feedback focusing on delegation, coaching, growing and developing team for capacity, managing performance of individuals in executing tasks, and time management.

Required

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

  • 3 years of experience working within Accounting/Finance Operations or related areas.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or related area, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
  • Basic knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Must be able to effectively interface with all levels in the organization.
  • Demonstrates and maintains advanced knowledge of company policies.
  • Ability to initiate and facilitate on-going changes to automate and enhance department procedures.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum age of 18.
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards, and/or federal and state tax and labor reporting requirements, depending on area of support.
  • Large ERP system experience.
  • Experience with monthly journal entries and key account reconciliations.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

Salary Range

$88,800 -- $133,200 / year

Salary Details

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Horizon employees. Alaska/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

  • Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air
  • Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Generous 401k match program
  • Quarterly and annual bonus plans
  • Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

FLSA Status Exempt

Employment Type Full-Time

Regular/Temporary Regular

Requisition Type Management

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 6/30/2025

Location Seattle - Gold Coast Center (GCC)

Regulatory Information Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement It is the policy of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To Implement This Policy, We Will:

  • Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
  • Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
  • Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

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Job Locations USA-WA-SeaTac

Requisition ID 2025-14759

Category Corporate & Operations

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 6/30/2025

Employment Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Regular/Temporary Regular

Requisition ID 2025-14759

Regulatory Information

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To Implement This Policy, We Will:

  • Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
  • Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
  • Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations

Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

Seniority level
  • Seniority level
    Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Full-time
Job function
  • Job function
    Accounting/Auditing and Finance
  • Industries
    Airlines and Aviation

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