Accounts Payable Manager at BK CORROSION LLC – Houston, Texas

Description

An Accounts Payable (AP) Manager oversees the company’s entire vendor payment process, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with financial regulations. They lead the AP team in invoice processing, reconciliation, and payment execution (check, ACH, wire) while implementing internal controls, improving workflows, and managing vendor relationships.

Duties and Qualifications

Position Duties and Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Supervise, train, and mentor AP staff, ensuring equitable work distribution and performance evaluation.
• Process Improvement: Develop and implement procedures to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and invoice automation.
• Invoice & Payment Processing: Oversee the verification of invoices, expense coding, and authorization of payments to vendors and contractors.
• Compliance & Controls: Ensure compliance with IRS regulations (especially 1099 reporting), tax standards, and internal control procedures to mitigate fraud.
• Reconciliation & Reporting: Manage month-end closing activities, AP aging reports, and account reconciliations.
• Vendor Management: Act as the primary contact for resolving escalated payment discrepancies or issues.
• Auditing & Budgeting: Assist with internal/external audits, inventory, annual budget preparation, and cost analysis.
• Analysis: Analyze financial data for accuracy, identifying discrepancies and preparing reports for senior management

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Experience: Several years of progressive experience in accounts payable, including supervisory experience.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Soft Skills: Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with vendors and internal departments.