Accounts Payable Associate Manager

Accounts Payable Associate Manager Summary:    The Accounts Payable Associate Manager will be an active contributor to the financial shared service model at Chromalloy Gas Turbine for our domestic operations and corporate departments. The Accounts Payable Associate Manager is primarily responsible for managing the daily operations of the Accounts Payable staff and assisting the Accounting Director and Senior Manager, Financial Shared Services when necessary. This individual is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, maintaining supplier relationships, reporting on all accounts payable statuses, and implementing efficient payment procedures. Job Duties: Supervise Accounts Payable Team: Supervise a team of accounts payable specialists, providing guidance, training, and support across multiple procurement software and ERP systems. Invoice Processing: Oversee the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices, including invoice accuracy and coding, invoice approval according to established procedures, and verification of document storage. Support the AP team as needed with vouchering and preparing checks to be mailed. Payment Processing: Preparing check processing schedules, executing payments to vendors, reconciling payment records, and ensuring compliance with payment terms and deadlines. Print checks out of various systems, enter wire, CC, ACH payments in systems as cleared the bank.  Positive pay entry, review and actioning. Reporting: Generate weekly consolidated AP aging in excel from various systems.  Develop and report key metrics on AP processes and statuses. Vendor Management: Develop and maintain positive relationships with vendors, addressing inquiries, and resolving discrepancies. Manage the preparation of tax form 1099 for vendors leading and assisting AP specialists during the process. Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline accounts payable processes, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. Implement best practices and automation tools to enhance productivity and accuracy. Audit Support: Provide support during internal and external audits, including gathering documentation, responding to audit inquiries, and addressing audit findings related to accounts payable activities. Acquisition Integration Support: Manage the onboarding of new acquisitions, including determining the course of actions to migrate accounting systems, training and developing the acquired AP department on relevant policies and procedures, and modifying the corporate database to include any new vendors. Requirements: Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience 7 plus years of progressive experience 3 years of supervisory experience Advanced Microsoft Excel Comfortable working various financial systems i.e., Oracle, Epicor, PeopleSoft, Quantum, Syteline, JDE Ability to supervise and lead staff to excellent performance Hands on leader willing to roll their sleeves when required. Experience in a shared service center a plus Epicor, Power BI, Project Management a plus