Accounts Payable Supervisor - Contract

Sun Gro Horticulture•Agawam, MA

6d•$70,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounts Payable (AP) team manages centralized invoice processing and payment for multiple companies across the US and Canada. The AP Supervisor leads the team and is responsible for ensuring invoices and payments are processed in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures. The AP Supervisor fosters strong and healthy vendor relationships while taking advantage of all discounts available to the Company.

Requirements

Attention to Detail – is highly detail oriented and holds team members accountable to the same level of detail and accuracy to ensure integrity within the process.
Deadline Oriented – possesses exceptional time-management and organizational skills with proven ability to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines in a high energy and fast-paced environment.
Fosters Teamwork – values all employees’ and business partners’ contributions, involving team in decisions that affect them and discouraging “we” vs. “them” attitude.
Motivates Others – inspires people to excel by creating a work environment that allows people to do their best.
Strong Business Acumen – understands the value of strong vendor relationships to the successful operations of the business and is able to effectively balance prioritizing the Company’s needs while ensuring vendor relationships are not impacted.
Able to Provide Direction and Manage Progress – sets clear objectives and develops KPIs to monitor work. Clarifies roles and responsibilities and monitors progress.
Strong Fact-Based Decision-Making skills – supports decisions with data and uses data to solve problems.
Strong Execution Skills – can provide support without removing responsibility, monitors progress to ensure achievement of goals, coordinate with other work groups
Continuous Improvement Champion - creates an environment that fosters process improvement and constructively challenges status quo to eliminate non-value added work, both within the team and with partnering departments.
Associate’s degree in business administration, accounting or finance, Bachelor’s degree preferred
Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience

Nice To Haves

Previous Supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

Ensure accurate payments are made within terms, optimizing discounts available to the Company without jeopardizing vendor relationships.
Ensure compliance with accounts payable policies and internal controls.
Work directly with other departments, such as Purchasing, to ensure timely processing and payment of vendor invoices.
Oversee expense report processing in accordance with company travel policies.
Provide effective and timely responses to internal and external inquiries.
Review vendor statements to identify account discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
Proactively identify areas needing improvement and take corrective actions.
Ensure proper maintenance, filing, and storage of records following retention guidelines.
Complete annual 1099 filing and other governmental filings as required.
Address performance issues and make recommendations for personnel actions.
Perform other related duties as assigned.