Manager, Accounts Payable
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JobgetherAccounting and finance
Must be able to work remotely from the United States., Availability aligned with the Eastern Time Zone is strongly preferred.Full-TimeManager
SalaryBase salary range of $80,000–$90,000 USD; eligibility for a manager-level annual incentive bonus program.
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least five years of progressively responsible experience in accounts payable, accounting, or financial operations; at least two years of formal management experience.
- Required Skills
- Microsoft Excel
Requirements
- At least five years of progressively responsible experience in accounts payable, accounting, or financial operations, including hands-on ownership of the full accounts payable lifecycle.
- At least two years of formal management experience, including workload allocation, performance management, coaching, feedback, and professional development.
- Demonstrated ability to balance team supervision with hands-on transaction processing, payment administration, reconciliations, vendor support, and financial close activities.
- Experience managing domestic and international payments, including foreign-currency transactions, ACH, domestic and international wires, checks, and virtual cards.
- Strong experience with invoice review, payment-batch preparation, approval workflows, payment releases, vendor issue resolution, reconciliations, and month-end close support.
- Extensive experience administering or working with travel and expense management platforms, including workflow configuration, user access, policy administration, expense review, and user support.
- Strong understanding of accounts payable controls, authorization requirements, documentation standards, payment-related risks, and accurate financial recordkeeping.
- Experience preparing or reviewing accounts payable balance sheet reconciliations, supporting financial close, and producing operational and management reports.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to analyze financial data, investigate discrepancies, maintain accurate records, and identify process improvements.
- Strong communication, customer service, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to resolve escalations and collaborate across Finance, IT, vendors, and other business teams.
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant professional experience may be considered.
- Familiarity with Concur and Sage Intacct is advantageous; experience with multi-entity accounts payable, nonprofit accounting and tax compliance, 1099 reporting, W-9 administration, audits, system implementations, or accounts payable automation is also preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversee invoice intake and review, coding validation, approval routing, payment preparation and release, vendor issue resolution, reconciliations, and month-end close support.
- Prepare, review, and process domestic and international payments through ACH, wires, checks, virtual cards, and other applicable methods.
- Verify invoices and supporting documentation for accuracy, authorization, coding, tax treatment, payment terms, and policy compliance.
- Manage vendor relationships, onboarding, records, W-9 collection, data validation, payment discrepancies, and escalations.
- Monitor accounts payable aging, payment deadlines, outstanding liabilities, and cash requirements.
- Lead accounts payable reconciliations, review journal entries, and support month-end and year-end close and financial reporting.
- Manage annual IRS Form 1099 reporting and filing, including vendor eligibility validation and timely distribution.
- Administer the travel and expense management and accounts payable automation platform, currently Concur, including configuration, workflows, access, policy administration, reviews, and user support.
- Improve systems and processes through automation, reporting, process redesign, and collaboration with IT, Finance, and business stakeholders.
- Supervise and develop the Accounts Payable Specialist, review team output, and maintain cross-training, documentation, and backup coverage.
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