Salary Exempt Position Company:Texas United Management Corporation Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- Manage and organize accounts payable workflows and processes, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of payments to vendors.
- Prepare the team for move to SAP Hana in coming several months, helping develop timelines, training, and communications to the AP team.
- Oversee daily operations of the accounts payable department.
- Responsible for timely and accurate weekly full-cycle payment runs, with 3-way matching process. Remit includes royalty requests and pipeline settlements as needed.
- Leads the department, including mentoring, coaching, training, hiring, and evaluating employee performance.
- Manage and verify all vendor accounts for accuracy, ensuring all discrepancies are resolved.
- Responsible for all vendor files with the addition of new vendors in the system, along with ongoing maintenance of the files, ensuring it is current with completed W-9's for all vendor accounts.
- Prepare and analyze weekly transactional metrics of the department as requested by the Assistant Controller.
- Manage the adherence to deadlines established on monthly close calendar.
- Participate in annual year-end audits and provide necessary support to comply with requests for information.
- Manage 1099 compliance annually and adhere to filing deadlines.
- Respond to upper management requests and questions regarding accounts payable related practices and processes.
- Research and reconcile accounts payable issues as needed.
- Other duties as assigned or as the need arises.
Education Requirements (Evaluation Factors: Skills, Education, Experience, Abilities)
- Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or finance
- 10-15 years' experience in industry/accounting firm
- Process development and management experience required
- SAP experience required, preferably recent (within last three years)
- 5+ years' successful supervisory experience in AP, including all regular daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual deliverables
- Accounts Payable Software implementation a plus
- Excellent communicator. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Professional attitude and commitment
- Recent SAP experience required
- Team player with excellent communication skills
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to prioritize and manage competing demands and tasks.
- Thoughtful and collaborative
- Sound judgment and decision-making ability
- Willingness to learn and grow as a leader, and create a work culture of collaboration and willingness to learn within the AP team
- Ability to research and problem solve with minimal supervision.
Working Conditions
- In-office environment in the Galleria area of Houston.
- Must be able and willing to complete common office-related tasks at a highly repetitive pace with or without an accommodation.
- Willingness to travel as needed though this will be quite light and typically pre-planned.
Other Requirements
- Must be able to complete and pass post-offer checks to include, but not limited to, background, random and post-hire drug test, references, and education.