Accounts Payable Manager - Payments & Card Programs
Republic Services•Phoenix, AZ
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Accounts Payable Manager - Payments & Card Programs manages the daily operations of AP payment operations (Check, ACH, Virtual Card) and oversees the company’s card programs (T&E, Procurement Card, Virtual Card). The incumbent reviews and develops business processes to increase efficiency, enhance productivity, and improve stakeholder experience.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4-7 years accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial analysis or accounting experience.
- Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency with Excel.
- Previous experience in a leadership or supervisory role preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversee AP payment operations including Check, ACH, and Virtual Card Payments to ensure complete, accurate and timely payment to vendors.
- Lead payment optimization efforts to maximize working capital, discounts and rebates, including coordination of campaigns to grow the Virtual Card Payment program, early pay discounting, and supply chain financing.
- Manage the AP bank function, including payment voids/cancels, positive pay review, and non-AR bank deposits.
- Ensure proper due diligence is completed for changes to existing supplier payment methods and establishment of payment methods for new suppliers.
- Oversee Travel and Entertainment (T&E) and Procurement (pCard) programs.
- Establishes and monitors the expense reporting and approval process in ERP systems.
- Administer the issuance of new cards, changes to existing card holder limits and MCC code permissions.
- Manage the process for turning off cards held by terminated employees.
- Oversee the Card Program Audit function, establishing audit rules and reviewing flagged expense transactions.
- Ensure compliance with the Company's expense policies and take action to notify appropriate personnel when misuse is suspected.
- Manage relationships with third parties including banks, card issuers, check print and mail service providers, and supply chain finance partners.
- Ensure service level agreements are met and address any performance issues with third party providers.
- Collaborates with third parties on process improvements and new service offerings.
- Ensure all procedures are followed and remain in compliance with established SOX controls.
- Implement and perform quality management and measurement processes related to payment completeness, accuracy, timeliness and transparency as required.
- Collaborate with other department personnel to determine root cause of process errors and associated process improvement solutions.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- Retirement plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
