Accounts Payable Manager

About Adams Group

Adams Group is a fifth-generation, family-owned specialty food company built on over 110 years of a simple but powerful belief: good food starts with good people. Founded on the principle of doing the right thing, we've grown to become the most trusted provider of high-quality specialty grains, oils, and seeds—delivering quality ingredients from seed to shelf.

Rooted in trusted farmer partnerships and vertically integrated operations, we combine agricultural expertise with intentional innovation to deliver specialty at scale. Our commitment to quality, sustainability, and integrity isn't just what we do—it's who we are.

Our Legacy of Innovation

While we stay true to our values, our success across five generations comes from our entrepreneurial spirit and ability to adapt to the needs of a changing food landscape. Embodying the spirit of California, we push boundaries, pioneer new standards, and create better-for-all alternatives that nourish people from infancy to adulthood.

More Than a Job—A Purpose

At Adams Group, we offer more than careers; we offer the opportunity to be part of something meaningful. Whether you're producing high-quality ingredients, supporting sustainable practices, or building trusted relationships across our global network, your work helps nourish lives and communities across generations.

We care deeply for our people, build strong relationships with our partners, deliver consistently for our customers, and enrich the communities we serve. Together, we're elevating industry standards and making a lasting impact on the world.

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Come be part of a legacy where good starts with you. At Adams Group, you don't just have a career—you have a legacy.

Our Core Values

At Adams Group, we live by five core values that guide everything we do:

• Quality in all we do
• Doing the right thing
• Building relationships for shared success
• Adapting to change
• Leaving the world better than we found it

Position Summary:

The Accounts Payable Manager is a hands-on, process-driven leader responsible for overseeing and continuously improving the full-cycle accounts payable function across all divisions and legal entities within Adams Group. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, this role serves as a key financial operations partner—standardizing AP policies and procedures at a global level, driving technology and process improvements, and ensuring the AP function supports the organization’s cash flow management objectives. The ideal candidate brings both strategic vision and a willingness to roll up their sleeves to build a best-in-class AP operation.

Key Responsibilities:

AP Operations & Leadership

• Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable process, including invoice receipt, coding, approval workflows, and payment execution across all divisions and legal entities.
• Lead, assist, mentor, and develop AP team members, fostering a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure timely and accurate month-end close activities related to AP, including accruals, reconciliations, and reporting.

Global Policy & Procedure Standardization

• Proactively identify inefficiencies in existing AP processes and lead initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce costs, and improve turnaround times.
• Develop, implement, and enforce standardized AP policies and procedures across all divisions, entities, and global engagements within Adams Group.
• Ensure consistent application of internal controls, procurement policies, and approval authority matrices company-wide.
• Partner with divisional finance and operational leaders to drive adoption of global standards while accommodating local regulatory requirements.

Cash Flow & Payment Forecasting

• Develop and maintain a weekly payment forecast plan to support the organization’s cash flow projection and treasury planning efforts.
• Build and manage a 13-week rolling payment forecast, providing visibility into upcoming payment obligations to enable proactive cash management decisions.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Controller to align payment timing with cash availability and working capital goals.

System Implementation & Strategic Projects

• Lead or actively participate in AP-related system implementations, upgrades, and integrations—including ERP systems implementation, AP automation platforms, and payment solutions.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology to eliminate manual processes, reduce cycle times, and improve accuracy throughout the AP function.
• Define system requirements, support user acceptance testing, and manage change management efforts for new tools and platforms.
• Lead the Vendor Master Data Cleanup project—reviewing, validating, and consolidating vendor records to ensure data integrity across all systems.
• Drive the conversion of all vendor payments to electronic payment methods (ACH and wire), reducing reliance on paper checks and improving payment security and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and applicable regulatory requirements; support internal and external audit processes.