randstad

Manager, Accounts Payable and Receivable

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Position Overview:

We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and leadership-driven Accounts Payable (AP) Manager to oversee our financial obligations and payable operations. In this role, you will lead the AP team, optimize invoice processing workflows, ensure compliance with internal controls, and maintain strong vendor relationships.

The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of accounting principles, exceptional leadership skills, and a track record of driving process efficiencies through automation

Report to: S2P Associate Director

Skill set: An Accounts Payable Manager must possess a robust combination of P2P financial mastery, advanced ERP and data analytics expertise, and strategic leadership skills to optimize AP KPIs, ensure compliance, and successfully manage cross-functional stakeholder and vendor relationships

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership & Development: Supervise, mentor, and evaluate the AP team. Establish performance metrics (KPIs) and foster a collaborative, high-efficiency environment.

2. Workflow & Process Optimization: Oversee the full cycle of AP processing (invoice matching, coding, approvals, and disbursements). Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives within the ERP system.

3. Financial Controls & Compliance: Maintain, enforce, and improve AP policies and internal controls to mitigate risk and prevent fraud. Ensure compliance with GAAP and local tax regulations (e.g., 1099 reporting, W-9 management).

4. Cash Flow & Payment Management: Manage weekly check runs, ACH/wire transfers, and credit card reconciliations. Collaborate with the Treasury team to optimize cash flow and maximize early payment discounts.

5. Month-End & Year-End Close: Lead the AP month-end close process, including accruals, journal entries, and reconciliation of AP aging reports to the general ledger.

6. Vendor & Stakeholder Relations: Act as the primary point of escalation for complex vendor disputes. Build strong relationships with internal department heads to streamline procurement-to-pay workflows.

7. KPI & Metrics Management: Track and maintain core AP Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor department health and efficiency.

8. Produce weekly and monthly KPI dashboards for executive leadership, highlighting metrics such as Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), cost per invoice, invoice processing cycle time, and exception rates.

9. Utilize KPI data to identify operational bottlenecks, implement corrective actions, and optimize team workloads.

10. Stakeholder & Vendor Relations: Act as the primary escalation point for complex vendor inquiries, payment disputes, and contract terms, ensuring professional and timely resolution.

11. Collaborate closely with internal department heads, procurement, and legal teams to streamline the end-to-end purchase-to-pay (P2P) process.

Shift: Business we support is in the US-EST time zone and as per business needs flexibility is needed. Day light saving also happens once every 6 months

Though currently we are supporting 17:30 pm to 02:30 am IST

Sensitive data access: Yes

Education & Qualifications (Required and Preferred):

● Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or MBA

● Minimum of 10-12 years of experience in accounts payable, invoice processing or procure to pay

● Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel

● Knowledge of Randstad operations and systems is an asset

Key Competencies:

  • 10-12 years of AP experience
  • 10+ years of experience with financial ERP systems (such as SAP, JDE and PeopleSoft)
  • Exposure to cloud-based purchasing tools (such as Coupa, Ariba)
  • Technical Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite and Coupa) and MS Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables).
  • Analytical Mindset: Ability to look at a spreadsheet and see the story—identifying trends and potential risks before they become problems.
  • Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for navigating sensitive vendor negotiations and internal stakeholder meetings.
  • The "Proactive" Edge: A proven track record of not just following a process, but improving one.
  • Ability to manage in a fast paced environment
  • Detail oriented
  • Ability to troubleshoot issues and drive to resolution
  • Provide exceptional cross-functional customer service
  • Ability to communicate professionally with associates of every level via email and telephone
  • Experience with support ticketing tools such as Service Now or Zendesk is a plus
  • Data: Support queue average volume 800-1000 incidents per month
  • undefinedWhat Success Looks LikeAccuracy: Maintaining a near-zero error rate in invoice posting. Timeliness: Reducing the "Days Payable Outstanding" (DPO) by clearing bottlenecks in the approval workflow. Leadership: Taking ownership of issues from detection to resolution without needing constant supervision.

Is this the job for you? We would love to hear from you! Please apply directly to the role and we will get in touch with you.