[Remote] Accounts Payable Manager -Remote

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Community Veterinary Partners is seeking an Accounts Payable Manager to oversee their accounts payable team. This role involves managing invoice processing, maintaining payment approval records, and implementing improvements to enhance efficiency in accounts payable processes.

Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with company policies and procedures for processing payments
• Ensure payments are made accurately and with the review of supporting documentation and approvals
• Work with internal partners and external vendors to ensure all payment deadlines are met
• Oversee and perform setup of new vendors in internal systems
• Manage invoice reconciliation and reporting
• Communicate frequently and timely with internal and external stakeholders regarding the status of payments
• Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation of vendors for preparation of 1099 reports
• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and improvements in AP processes and work to implement
• Assist with ad-hoc requests as necessary
• Escalate issues, risks, or questions to management
• Responsible for the supervision of the accounts payable team, currently two team staff

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration
• 5+ years of experience in account payable roles
• Proficiency in NetSuite required
• Proficiency in MS Excel, with a strong knowledge of pivot tables, required
• Proficiency with MS Office suite of products (Teams, OneDrive, Sharepoint, Word, Powerpoint) required
• Thorough understanding of a best-in-class accounts payable processes and AP approval frameworks
• Strong focus on process improvement with ability to identify opportunity areas, recommend action plan, and execute improvements in collaborative and positive way
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to draft templates or policies intended on keeping AP processes controlled
• Proactive approach to communications to teammates and leadership to keep to keep stakeholders informed on AP performance metrics and status of projects
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally to understand upstream & downstream impacts of AP processes
• Demonstrated ability to display initiative and operate independently in a rapidly growing environment
• Hands-on approach to learn existing processes end-to-end in order to identify improvement areas and backfill activities when necessary
• Experience working in financial systems including inputting transactions, loading invoices, reconciling AP accounts, etc
• Excellent supervisory, analytical, and leadership skills
• The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record as a successful Accounts Payable Manager in a multi-unit business environment
• Experience rolling out a new AP system is preferred
• Strong understanding of GAAP accounting and the downstream impacts of AP's role in the presentation of financial results

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