Accounts Payable - Team Lead

Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Job title: Accounts Payable - Team Lead

Location: Davidson, NC

About Us:

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80 brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.

Job Overview:

This position leads an Accounts Payable Operations team of AP Specialists. The AP Operations Team is responsible for high volumes of invoice processing and other accounts payable activities such as reporting, reconcilement, and analysis. Monitors procedures and controls to ensure compliance, accuracy, and efficiency of team output. Facilitates key financial projects including the monthly closing process, acquisitions and mergers, internal and SOX audits and 1099 reporting. Manages the pay cycle process for vendor payments. The team is located remotely and is an external resource.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to both daily activities and special initiatives such as implementation of new standards, mergers, acquisitions, and conversions
• Drive, lead and participate in project and process initiatives. This would include automating routines, supporting reporting excellence and driving productivity actions.
• Supports AP manager with various projects, including leading independently and being a key stakeholder in assigned projects
• Assesses work of associates for accuracy, process improvements, and efficiency.
• Use metrics and KPI's to drive performance and provide direction to AP Team Leaders and AP Coordinators
• Serves as an escalation point for team members & makes higher-level decisions related to daily AP work
• Ensures compliance with department policies and procedures
• Assists in the training, evaluation, and development of assigned staff. Ensures departmental business process documentation remains current and accurate
• Maintain documentation for key processes, keeping up to date and readily available
• Involvement in accounting elements within Accounts Payable including but not limited to: Cash Accounting/Bank Reconciliation, Accounts Payable Accrual, and Prepaid/Lease Payments.
• Ensuring payment activities including processing payments and reconciliations are made on a timely basis, with accuracy and in line with company policy.
• Meet monthly with team to review aged debit balances, unreconciled payments, and ensure timely review and submission for unclaimed property
• Ability to quickly prioritize issues/requests and be capable of personally diving deep when required to deliver solutions within an accelerated timeframe.
• Works well under pressure and can resolve complex problems
• Works in a collaborative fashion, elevates team results over individual results.
• Communicate with all levels of the organization including senior leadership
• Lead and supports with external and internal audits
• Other responsibilities as assigned
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 5 years of experience in Finance
• 2 years of experience leading a team
• 2 years of experience working with an ERP system
  
  

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrate a bias for action
• Leads with boldness and humility
  
  

Preferences:

• Experience with SAP
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, especially Excel
• Diligent attention to detail and quality of outputs
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously among changing priorities
• Experience leading, implementing, and enforcing project management methodology
• Excellent communication skills, presenting, listening and informing
  
  

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

• This position will be based at our corporate offices in Davidson, NC, or in Quincy, IL with minimal anticipated travel.
  
  

What We Offer

Our benefits – location dependent (car, annual leave allowance, pension etc), but ALWAYS include Shares options

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

TO APPLY: Please apply via our website Ingersoll Rand Careers by May 2025 in order to be considered for this position.

What We Offer

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.

Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.