Accounts Payable Team Leader

Your Job As and Accounts Payable Team Leader you will provide leadership and direction for the KBX Accounts Payable data entry team.

Additionally, you will assist with the execution of key initiatives and strategies that are aligned with and will advance the overall KBX vision, while also growing and developing the talent, capability, and resources required to meet current and future business and customer needs. Our Team This role is part of the accounting division and will primarily partner with the data entry team facilitating invoice entry for various AP workstreams related to freight and non-freight activity.

This role will also collaborate with other workstream teams and divisions while advancing transformative change within the organization. What You Will Do

• Lead and develop a highly valued, knowledgeable, and capable team by providing regular feedback to ensure team growth and improvement
• Maintain a solution-focused attitude and encourage brainstorming and collaboration during adversity
• Evaluate and distribute workload based on team members' comparative advantages
• Champion change by encouraging experimentation, team participation in transformation initiatives and challenging the status quo
• Maintain and build mutual respect in partnerships with other business groups and vendors through clear communication
• Facilitating and responsibility of data entry for the asset management group within KBX
• Collaborate with service and documentation teams for timely invoice approval and processing
• Ensure invoice accuracy regarding line items, charge codes, and vendor details
• Provide customer service with timely payment updates and stakeholder communication
• Monitor and route emails in shared mailboxes for timely invoice processing and escalate issues as needed
• Compile data for financial reports and provide accrual information to accounting
• Research and resolve disputed invoices, ensuring proper turnaround and productivity monitoring through Power BI reports Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
• Experience leading an accounts payable or accounts receivable team
• Experience using Excel
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally across multiple teams and the organization
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and providing professional feedback and development to direct reports What Will Put You Ahead
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration
• Experience using PowerBI or similar reporting tools for data analysis
• Experience creating KPIs and SLAs for teams to adhere to
• Experience working in the transportation or logistics industry
• Experience leading change and transformation initiatives At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.

This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.

The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds.

We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

Learn more about our hiring philosophy here . Who We Are KBX Logistics, a Koch company and global leader in transportation, offers world-class, technology-driven capabilities across all modes of managed freight and transportation asset management.

KBX is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges shippers face, leveraging decades of firsthand experience and data-driven insights from a large, diverse, and global business network.

By building mutually beneficial partnerships and innovative technology, KBX creates a competitive advantage for its customers and meets the growing need for cost effective and reliable supply chain solutions.

For more information on KBX, visit www.kbx.com . At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.

Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives.

We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation / time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs.

We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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