Description Position Summary
The Accounts Payable Manager oversees the accurate and efficient processing of all accounts payable activities within the organization. This role manages a team of AP professionals - both domestic and offshore (India) - ensures compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements, maintains strong vendor relationships, and drives continuous improvement through process optimization and technology utilization. The manager plays a key role in strengthening internal controls, supporting audits, and collaborating across departments to streamline financial processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end AP processes including invoice processing, payment runs, and expense report management.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant payment processing.
- Develop, implement, and maintain AP policies and procedures.
- Build and maintain strong vendor and supplier relationships.
- Resolve escalated vendor issues, discrepancies, and disputes.
- Oversee maintenance of accurate vendor data, including banking and tax documentation.
- Implement and monitor internal controls to prevent fraud and safeguard company assets.
- Ensure compliance with tax regulations, including sales/use tax and 1099 reporting.
- Support internal and external audit requests, ensuring accuracy and adherence to standards.
- Identify and implement process automation and efficiency improvements, including optimal use of the AP team in India.
- Leverage AP automation tools and ERP systems to enhance accuracy and reduce manual work.
- Stay current on AP best practices and emerging technologies.
- Supervise, coach, and develop AP team members.
- Provide training on systems, policies, compliance, and best practices.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with Procurement, Finance, and other departments to optimize workflows.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred but not required.
- Strong understanding of project accounting and tax compliance.
- Experience with Open Invoice, Open Ticket, and Quorum preferred.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- Minimum 5 years of accounts payable management experience.
- Prior managerial or supervisory experience required.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated leadership and team development capabilities.
- Experience optimizing and managing low-cost-center overseas support teams, particularly with Accenture or similar offshoring partners preferred.
- Proven ability to leverage global resources to drive efficiency and process scale.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
- Job is classified as light physical work primarily in an office.
- Travel to visit operations locations bi-weekly.
- Ability to climb stairs and access drilling rig floor for oversight and inspection requirements.
- Occasionally it may be required to lift, carry, push or pull 10-25 pounds.