The AP Manager owns the day to day delivery of US based accounts payable operations in conjunction with BPO partners. Coordinates the entire process of invoice submission to the payment process, monitoring control and compliance to policies and procedures. Works with external (vendors) and internal (employees) customers as needed for escalations, answer inquiries and/or resolve discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 4-6 AP Specialists
• Owns day to day delivery of US based Accounts Payable operations in conjunction with BPO Partners
• Supervise and approve payment run for wires, checks and electronic payments
• Research, review and approve vendor set-ups
• Maintain and document relevant policies and standard operating procedures
• Build strong, collaborative working relationships with BPO Partners with a focus on driving efficiencies and improving levels of service
• Works with stakeholders to identify process and policy improvement opportunities and collaborates on the execution of improvement projects
• Works with other regional process leaders to ensure alignment and prioritization of all regional initiatives.
• Ensures process specific agreed upon SLA are adhered to and engages in root cause analysis of performance issues when they arise. Continually revisits SLAs to ensure proper components are being measured.
• Facilitate the consolidation of KPI data and analyze findings; recommend and deliver solutions to address emerging challenges and opportunities
• Develops and manages process governance model for individual process(es) in conjunction with the business and BPO teams
• Champion a culture of controls and compliance by to ensuring risks and controls are maintained and mitigated
• Lead IT projects or system enhancements to ensure feedback and effectively communicate testing results and any issues or conflicts that arise
• Manage statutory filings (1099 reporting)
• Manage and participate in external and internal audits
• Lead or assist in special projects

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or other Business-related field
• Five years of experience with full-cycle A/P processing; Manufacturing environment preferred
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Excel intermediate to advance, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience with SAP ERP
• Working knowledge and understanding of internal controls and SOX