The purpose of the Senior Manager, Accounts Payable Retail is to manage daily functions of Accounts Payable along with account reconciliations, reporting, and financial analysis.

• Oversees all aspects of invoice processing using Basware and SAP
• Initiates and oversees pay cycles and payment generation
• Manages daily departmental responsibilities and ensure that teams follow all company and departmental policies and procedures
• Ensures all Department KPI’s are met, and daily tasks are performed
• Regularly engages and manages relationships with key stakeholders and process owners to identify and implement process improvements
• Ensures that all request for support from both internal and external partners are fulfilled in a timely and accurate manner
• Ensures documentation of processes are complete and up to date, for both internal and governance documentation
• Leads team through all change associated with new software and responsibilities
• Provides monthly performance metrics to demonstrate operational effectiveness
• Represents Accounts Payable Support functions in all major companywide initiatives
• Monitor AP related cash clearing account entries to ensure payments (i.e. outstanding checks, rejected/returned ACHs and direct debits) are resolved timely

Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 6 years:

• In a leadership role: Requires 2 years of experience supervising a team of professionals engaged in executing Accounts Payable
• In a technical role: Requires 6-8 years of experience engaged in developing and delivering Accounts Payable programs.
• A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 3 of the 6-year requirement
• An MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of 6-year requirement
• In the industry: 3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience

Specialized Training:

• Training that leads to expertise in financial ERP systems
• Knowledge of relevant state and federal regulations and statutes

Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits

• Business acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of financial planning and to advance the organizations goals
• Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances
• Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals