Purpose of position: as manager for accounts payable, this position provides overall direction and guidance to the shared services staff processing accounts payable and vendor services. The scope of responsibility includes invoice and supplier management, sox compliance, payment disbursement, and overall team management. Additionally, this position will assist with project implementation for ap related technologies, enhance policies, implement an environment of operational excellence, identify areas for improvement and automation, and lead standard / consistent processes with a focus on providing excellent customer service. The sr manager will lead a diverse n america and cecab accounts payable team physically located in guadalajara, mexico.
responsibilities: proven operation and management experience with ability to directly or indirectly recruit, train, and motivate varying experience levels, ensuring adequate and competent staffing models experience in using metrics and data analysis to identify and drive process improvements and operational excellence ability to work directly with internal and external customers via written and verbal methods, and translate technical aspects of analysis into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders ability to think both strategically and tactically; equally comfortable with long-term planning and day-to-day progress tracking and execution maintains and enforces proper accounts payable policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure company assets are safeguarded manage vendor onboarding to ensure accurate creation of new records while ensuring proper compliance / controls are in place to prevent fraud plan staff assignments and special projects, evaluate work performed, and provide direction and decisions in handling procedural and technical problems monitoring key performance indicators and service level agreements (kpis & slas) and ensure performance failures are remediated immediately subject matter expert for all ap related technologies including managing uat, identifying changes to end-to-end process and related sox compliance, and staff training ensure proper research for discrepancies of financial information and/or documentation (e.g., pos, vendors, invoices, etc.) to ensure accuracy and adherence to procedures prior to processing lead month end closing activities, including monthly expense accruals work in partnership with various cross-functional stakeholders to maintain adherence to slas and proper management of vendor relationships partner with business areas to understand process gaps and drive issues to closure; leverage partnerships to influence business process changes where appropriate ensure the culture of compliance is monitored and reinforced continuously within the ap team and supporting departments understand all relevant data, systems, policies / procedures, internal controls, and reporting requirements collaborate and influence business & automation partners to accommodate new and changing process requirements requirements: •education: bs in accounting, finance, or related business area •experience: minimum of 8+ years directly related accounting / accounts payable experience in a high-volume shared services environment •bilingual – english and spanish is required •demonstrates proficiency in full-cycle accounts payable operations within a deadline driven environment •must have strong understanding of financial systems as relates to accounts payable and procurement; experience in sap, oracle, and coupa preferred •ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and with external partners is a must •ability to lead high performing teams and drive productivity standards and accountability •ability to research and explain system and process issues related to accounting for accounts payable transactions •exceptional organization skills and attention to detail •ability to lead and implement change initiatives related to process or technology implementations •ability to interpret, apply and explain polices, regulations, and procedures to team and supporting stakeholders
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