Dir Accounts Payable

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees all accounts payable activities and drive strategy for streamlining and measuring the team’s performance
• Drives required changes to move away from manual to automated processes, including the associated training and organizational changes
• Responsible for ensuring timeliness and accuracy of accounts payable deliverables, including but not limited to accounts payable monthly close and associated financial reporting
• Drives the team to move into a traditional shared services model resulting in industry based benchmarked performance metrics
• Responsible for ensuring the validity and maintenance of data input into the financial systems related to accounts payable
• Ensure accounts payable activities are in compliance with internal policies and best practices by regularly reviewing the policies and revising them as needed
• Coordinates accounts payable function with vendors, purchasing and receiving departments
• Manages all activities related to accounts payable of new site acquisitions ensuring proper cut over and controls around the conversion along with accounts payable related activities of integration of acquisitions
• Oversees system implementations/upgrades for all systems as related to accounts payable
• Customer service – assisting internal/field partners
• Special Projects as assigned

Qualification & Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• Experience: 10 – 15+ years of progressive responsibility within accounts payable
• Preferred Experience: 10 – 15+ years of progressive responsibility within accounts payable within a large organization
• Licenses/Certifications: Certified Payments Professional preferred
• Must possess analytical abilities, act strategically and plan and manage execution of initiatives
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment
• Strong organizational skills to include effective time management in all key responsibilities of the job
• Readily identify needs and requirements, and establish plans and processes to ensure successful results.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, negotiation, research, presentation and organization skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Team player with strong work ethics and honesty
• Strong collaborator with professionals at all levels in global geographic locations
• Able to communicate complex information to a variety of audiences
• Knowledge of MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Benefits

• Insurance Benefits
• Retirement Benefits
• Vacation Policy
• Other Perks and Benefits…