Position
Summary: The Accounts Payable Manager is responsible for overseeing the Accounts Payable function, ensuring proper invoice coding and accounting each period, and interacting with vendors and personnel at all organizational levels.
The role offers growth and learning opportunities and requires candidates to have initiative, motivation, and a willingness to learn.
This position reports to the Financial Controller.
Essential Functions: Directing and monitoring workflow of invoices and expense reports, overseeing payments, and working with various departments/individuals to resolve processing issues.
Ensuring all transactions and adjustments are recorded and paid timely in accordance with Company policies and procedures, including the allocation of costs between companies and/or departments.
Evaluating current processes and/or developing new along with creating and/or updating documentation of processes and procedures.
Managing and directing the activities of the Accounts Payable staff including assignment of responsibilities, staff development, performance evaluations, and ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of payable transactions.
Acting as a backup in all AP functions while maintaining a segregation of duties.
Responsibility for the escheatment process and certain 1099 reporting activities.
Vendor maintenance and control.
Other duties as assigned/needed.
Qualifications Required
Education and
Experience: Associate's degree with a major in accounting and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in accounts payable.
Minimum of two (2) years' experience in a supervisory role or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the responsibilities of the position.
Experience in medium and/or large corporations with strong understanding of internal controls.
Strong leadership and management skills, including the ability to motivate and coach team members, delegate tasks, and resolve conflicts.
Ability to author policies and procedures, reports, business correspondence, etc. that is well written and organized, clearly presented, and focused on the subject at hand.
Strong experience with process improvements.
Preferred
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in accounting, finance, or related discipline.
Essential Skills:
Experience using Microsoft Office including Excel (VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables) and PowerPoint, and other accounting and payment software.
Excellent management and communication skills.
Deep understanding of AP fundamentals and accounting principles.
Analytical skills for reporting and problem solving.
Ability to build and maintain solid relationships across all business units and various levels of management.
Due to current business and operational considerations, we currently hire employees residing in the following states at this time: AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, KY, MO, NC, NV, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA , and WI .
Work Authorization Requirement: This role requires permanent U.S. work authorization and does not offer employer sponsorship now or in the future.
WRM is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
We take affirmative action to ensure that all employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.
Notice to Third Party Agencies: WRM does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms.
Absent a signed Service Agreement by WRM's Human Resources Department, WRM reserves the right to pursue and hire these candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.