Lead, Accounts Payable

• Support and collaborate with a team of Accounts Payable professionals, including onsite and offshore team members, to ensure consistent and timely execution of department priorities.

• Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and support to team members to strengthen work quality, improve processes, and promote consistent execution, without direct people-management responsibilities.

• Ensure vendor invoices are processed accurately and paid timely in accordance with company policies, payment terms, and internal controls.

• Oversee payment creation, distribution, and coordination, ensuring payment activities are completed efficiently and accurately.

• Research, resolve, and communicate invoice discrepancies, vendor inquiries, and account reconciliation items in a timely and professional manner.

• Support day-to-day Accounts Payable operations, including transaction processing, issue resolution, and workload prioritization to meet business needs.

• Partner with the Accounts Payable Manager to identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and increased department capacity.

• Coordinate and perform month-end close activities for multiple business units, ensuring deadlines are met and activity is properly documented.

• Work across multiple company ERP systems and Accounts Payable invoice routing platforms to process, monitor, and resolve transactions.

• Monitor Accounts Payable mailboxes and ensure inquiries are routed, tracked, and resolved with appropriate urgency.

• Manage vendor correspondence by phone and email, providing clear, timely, and professional communication.

• Assist with escheatment reporting, 1099 reporting, and other compliance-related Accounts Payable activities.

• Create, lead, or participate in process improvement initiatives within Accounts Payable and with cross-functional partners as appropriate.

• Create weekly reconciliation reports and monthly analytical reports for Senior Management using the Concur expense tool.

• Provide monthly invoice approval workflow reports from Inspyrus, our internal invoice routing system to understand the disposition of transactions.