Travel Accounts Payable Team Lead — Lead & Optimize Payables

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Glen Allen (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United States is seeking an Accounts Payable Team Lead to guide the day-to-day payables operations within the Chase Travel Accounts Payable team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong controls.

You will lead a team, resolve complex payment issues, and drive process improvements, documentation, and training across suppliers, reconciliations, and aging items. This office-based role may require occasional hours to meet deadlines, offering visibility and opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3 years of supervisory experience in accounts payable operations or a related finance role.
• Experience with invoicing, reconciliations, and supplier payment issue resolution.
• Experience managing aged items and reconciling high-volume payables to deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication to engage internal partners and external suppliers.
• Proficiency with accounting systems and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Guide daily accounts payable activities supporting suppliers, vendors, commissions, and virtual card payment programs.
• Oversee reconciliations across supplier activity, vendor statements, commissions, credit card transactions, and other accounts payable balances.
• Research and resolve payment discrepancies, including short payments, overpayments, credits, and unmatched transactions.
• Monitor aged accounts payable balances and guide timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Complete monthly reconciliations within established accounting deadlines.
• Maintain effective financial and operational controls across accounts payable processes.
• Perform quality reviews of reconciliation work and team activity to support accuracy and consistency.
• Maintain documented standard operating procedures, control evidence, and audit support materials.
• Escalate material variances and aged items according to established thresholds.
• Allocate daily workload based on volume, priority, aging, and complexity to maintain coverage for critical processes.
• Coach and develop associates through training, feedback, and cross-training to improve productivity and quality.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting systems

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the United States is seeking an Accounts Payable Team Lead to guide the day-to-day payables operations within the Chase Travel Accounts Payable team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong controls.

You will lead a team, resolve complex payment issues, and drive process improvements, documentation, and training across suppliers, reconciliations, and aging items. This office-based role may require occasional hours to meet deadlines, offering visibility and opportunities