Manager Accounts Payable

• Lead, supervise, and develop Accounts Payable team members by providing coaching, training, performance feedback, and ongoing support to ensure a high-performing and customer-focused department.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Payable function, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant processing of invoices, payment requests, expense reports, and vendor payments.
• Review and approve payment requests for facilities and corporate departments, ensuring expenditures are properly authorized, budgeted, and aligned with company policies and financial controls.
• Oversee the preparation and execution of all payment disbursements, including checks, ACH transactions, wire transfers, and other electronic payment methods.
• Monitor and reconcile accounts payable transactions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper recording within the general ledger and financial systems.
• Review, approve, and process stop payments, voids, payment reversals, and reissued payments while maintaining appropriate documentation and audit trails.
• Generate, analyze, and distribute accounts payable reports to support daily operations, treasury activities, month-end close processes, audits, and management reporting.
• Partner with Treasury, Corporate Accounting, Finance, and facility leadership to ensure effective cash management and resolution of payment-related issues.
• Investigate and resolve complex vendor, facility, and internal stakeholder inquiries related to invoices, payments, account discrepancies, and vendor account maintenance.
• Maintain vendor master data and oversee vendor onboarding processes to ensure accurate records, regulatory compliance, and effective vendor relationships.
• Review vendor activity to identify duplicate invoices, duplicate payments, fraudulent transactions, and other control risks, implementing corrective actions as necessary.
• Audit and approve employee expense reports for compliance with company policies, reimbursement guidelines, and supporting documentation requirements.
• Coordinate annual Form 1099 review, processing, validation, reporting, and distribution in accordance with IRS regulations and organizational requirements.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve accounts payable policies, procedures, workflows, and internal controls to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Support internal and external audit activities by providing documentation, responding to inquiries, and ensuring adherence to established financial controls.
• Monitor departmental performance metrics and workload distribution to ensure service levels, deadlines, and operational goals are consistently achieved.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and leverage technology solutions, including Oracle Fusion and related systems, to enhance productivity and streamline accounts payable operations.
• Exercise sound judgment in prioritizing workload, resolving issues, and meeting critical deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• General knowledge of computer systems, Oracle Fusion experience preferred
• 5-7 years’ experience
• Centralized Accounts Payable experience required
• General understanding of accounting transactions/General Ledger required

• Must be able to travel nationally as needed.
• This is an onsite position located in Brentwood, TN.