Accounts Payable Supervisor

The Accounts Payable Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, payments, discrepancy resolution and / or vendor account reconciliations.  

Responsibilities

• Directs a team to provide timely and accurate processing, disbursement of vendor payments, discrepancy resolution and / or vendor account reconciliations.

• Ensures the integrity of the accounts payable PeopleSoft system sub-ledger modules.

• Manage a team including staff hiring, training, performance management, coaching and development.

• Establishes internal controls and procedures to protect the assets of the company and determines new controls or procedures that address the growth of the company.

• Works closely with the various finance groups, reporting, treasury, general accounting and other stakeholders to ensure that specific Accounts Payables activities are appropriately accounted for within the financials.

• Interacts on a regular basis with upper management, internal/external customers as well as vendor partners to implement solutions that meet the company's goals both financially and operationally.

• Responsible for the creation and reporting of weekly/monthly metrics/analytics intended to measure output and capacity of the organization to Senior Leadership.

• Fosters an environment of Team Building and employs continuous process improvement principles to optimize, for example invoice processing, invoice discrepancy resolution and vendor payments.

• May be responsible for: invoice discrepancy resolution, vendor reconciliation, driving working capital vendor payment terms initiatives, managing inventory financing programs, vendor master file set-up and maintenance, vendor payments, travel and entertainment (T&E) expense process, and expense invoice process. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree. MBA or CPA Preferred.
  

• 5 years of accounting or finance experience.
  

• 2 years of progressive management experience.
  

• Strong organizational and planning skills with critical attention to detail.
  

• Effective managerial skills to facilitate, implement, and manage change and process enhancement.
  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all stakeholders including senior leadership.
  

• History of balancing multiple priorities with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines.
  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  

• A firm understanding of accounting and financial concepts surrounding accounts payable and inventory with the ability to apply them to business situations.
  

• Demonstrated experience with ERP packages, including PeopleSoft, and other applications/ tools such as AS400.
  

• History of balancing competing priorities with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the company while meeting deadlines.

• Excellent customer service skills.