What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable (AP) Manager 16538272 position at Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert?
Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is partnered with a well-established law firm who is seeking an Accounts Payable (AP) Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. Please see details below.
Title: AP Manager
Location: Hybrid - Washington, DC
Salary Range: $110,000 - $130,000 bonus
Job Type: Permanent / Full-Time
The AP Manager will be managing a team of five and review the full-cycle AP process and function, develop new processes and procedures, and manage all vendor management and vendor expenses. This role is perfect for someone who has experience at a large corporation with at least 1,000 employees, experience in either Law Firm or Professional Services industries, has experience with over 2,000 invoices monthly, and has strong leadership qualities.
Job Responsibilities
Title: AP Manager
Location: Hybrid - Washington, DC
Salary Range: $110,000 - $130,000 bonus
Job Type: Permanent / Full-Time
The AP Manager will be managing a team of five and review the full-cycle AP process and function, develop new processes and procedures, and manage all vendor management and vendor expenses. This role is perfect for someone who has experience at a large corporation with at least 1,000 employees, experience in either Law Firm or Professional Services industries, has experience with over 2,000 invoices monthly, and has strong leadership qualities.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage the full cycle accounts payable process including vendor management, vendor invoices, expense reimbursements, client disbursements, credit card transactions, expense approval matrices, vendor uploads, payment processing, and posting transactions to the general ledger.
- Provide guidance, supervision, support, mentorship and motivation for Accounts Payable team members.
- Continuously assess and identify opportunities to optimize AP workflows, leveraging automation and technology to enhance team productivity, improve accuracy and reduce manual processes.
- Supervise processing of credit cards and high-volume vendor transactions and related reconciliations.
- Lead month-end close activities for AP processes.
- Establish and track KPIs to drive team performance and ensure compliance with departmental and firm goals.
- Lead efforts to implement and monitor compliance protocols, both system-based and manual checkpoints, to safeguard the firm against potential errors, fraud and irregularities.
- Supervise the annual preparation and distribution of 1099s ensuring compliance with tax regulations.
- Analyze the sales and use tax accounts and prepares the sales and use tax returns.
- Act as the AP lead on cross-departmental projects, driving the team’s role in firm initiatives, system implementations, process reengineering efforts, and other special projects.
- Proactively manage AP processing, keeping vendor accounts current and ensuring workflows are completed in a timely fashion.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work for a team with a focus on meeting daily requirements and deadlines, all with a high sense of urgency and accuracy.
- Demonstrated knowledge of basic accounting principles and the ability to track, organize, analyze and report financial data in a clear manner.
- Enthusiastic, results-oriented, can-do approach to manage volume, complexity, and unexpected challenges.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, with attorneys, staff and vendors.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively supervise and develop team members, including hiring, training, distributing assignments, and managing performance.
- Knowledge of local sales and use tax rules and regulations.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including the use of functions and pivot tables.
- Ability to represent the firm with honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
Salary : $110,000 - $130,000
