Manager, Accounts Payable

U24-063

Discovery Business Center 15211 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, California

Choose One

Accounting and Finance

Full-Time/Regular

This opportunity will appeal to someone who thrives in the fast paced, growing company and enjoys the challenges of developing a solid corporate foundation. As the organization grows, so will the demands of this position. The ideal candidate is a hands-on strategic individual who is happy to roll-up their sleeves and move between responsibility levels. You must be able to work well independently as well as in a highly collaborative team environment. The incumbent will have a high level of influence within the organization; effective leadership skills are essential.

We are looking for a person with a minimum of five years’ experience in an Accounts Payable Manager position, who can manage a staff and effectively delegate responsibilities, develop a sense of accountability and follow-through, and most of all, implement effective/efficient policies and procedures that will raise the productivity and performance of the department. Full Cycle Accounts payable from coding invoices through cutting checks is within your realm of responsibility.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for maintaining and implementing best practices within the Accounts Payable department. As the main point of contact, the Accounts Payable Manager is responsible for leading the staff with respect to methods, practices, and expected standard of performance.

In addition, this position is responsible for:

• Managing accounts payable systems, records and files
• Maintaining excellent external vendor and internal relations through customer service and prompt response to inquiries
• Balancing and reconciling to the general ledger
• Conducting month-end and year-end closing procedures including 1099 documents
• Ensuring the timely processing, review and issuance of checks and expense report reimbursements
• Ensure that overall department workloads and priorities are clearly communicated at all levels

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

• A four year degree in Finance or Accounting (preferred) and 5-7 years progressive Accounts Payable experience; as well as 3-5 years of relevant supervisory or management experience within a financial environment.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of general accounting principles and the accounts payable function.
• Experience in ERP system implementation.
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills, experience managing teams and projects.
• Strong proficiency in Word, Outlook and intermediate level Excel skills.
• Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully and maintains confidentiality.
• Interpersonal skills—the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
• Oral communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and demonstrates group presentation skills.
• Written communication—the individual edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
• Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
• Quality control—the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability—the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
• Dependability—the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Safety and security—the individual observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.
• Fluent English language, verbal and written

Tungsten Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V

The base salary range for this role, across the US, is $97,000 - $135,000. Your actual base pay within this range will be determined by your work location as well as skills, qualifications, experience, and relevant education/training. The range provided reflects only the base salary for the role and does not include benefits.