The AP manager is responsible for leading the Accounts Payable function across all Divisions (18 Divisions across 12 states nationwide) for the private equity-backed GS Foods Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“GS Foods” or the “Company”) located in Ontario, California.

GS Foods is seeking a finance professional to build and lead the AP function with high-level of exposure across the Company. GS Foods is a leading specialty food distributor serving primarily K-12 schools in addition to other specialized end markets.

Accounts Payable (AP)

• Work directly with the CFO and EVP of Finance to ensure efficient and effective execution of critical steps in the AP process:
• Vendor credit limits and payment terms
• PO accuracy
• Invoice accuracy
• Issue Resolution (CRMs, Credit Memos)
• Payments
• Final Resolution of unpaid balances
• AP aging reporting and management
• Develop and document current operating process for the AP cycle
• Drive process improvements and best practices to ensure better standardization
• Assess and implement technology solutions to improve efficiencies
• Develop, track and drive improvement in Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) metrics

Overall

• Assess needs of the Company related to AP and develop/implement a team structure to best deliver against the AP accountabilities
• Build and develop high performance teams
• Create a culture to drive superior customer experience with every interaction by an AP team member with our vendors and suppliers
• Strong presentation, reporting and communication skills
• Assist with special projects as requested and prepare ad hoc analysis as necessary
• Ability to work effectively independently and work under deadlines
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Ability to identify trends and discern root cause from large sets of data using creative solutions
• Conduct analysis and data interpretation to be able to explain the “why” behind variances and trends

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field preferred but not required.
• CPA / MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 10+ years of related experience, to include Accounting, Finance, Shared Services, AR and AP
• ERP system experience, with NAV experience preferred
• Strong partnership skills and proven financial support of various functions throughout the company
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in a PE backed environment preferred
• Excellent communication skills and with the ability to interact at all levels within the organization
• Assist other personnel to accomplish tasks from time to time
• MS Office and other applicable financial software applications; Workday Adaptive a plus
• Individual should be a power user in excel and have strong experience with pivot tables, matches, and other key formulas
• Significant experience with three statement models and iterative reference is preferred