Manager, Accounts Payable - SBS - US

Sysco•Houston, TX

About The Position

This role ensures timeliness, integrity, and accuracy of all accounts payable expenditures, claims processing and third party warehouse Inventory reconciliations. Manages and coaches staff, including training, hiring, disciplinary actions, and all workload assigned to Accounts Payable, Inventory Control, and Claims.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
5-7 years of Accounting, Accounts Payable, Claims experience.
Minimum of 3 years' supervisory experience.
Ability to lead all activities including planning, organizing and managing the workload, projects, and activities for the department.
Excellent communication skills, listening and negotiation skills to articulate ideas and thoughts clearly through various means, including written, oral communications with all levels of the organization up to and including senior management.
Demonstrates strong management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work under strict deadlines, department policy, procedures, and budget constraints.

Responsibilities

Promote and model Coaching and Maximizing skills and behaviors.
Establish department objectives and goals.
Hire, supervise, train, and develop all directly assigned personnel, as well as, responsibility for disciplining and providing on-going formal and informal feedback to direct reports.
Analyze and report positive and negative trends in accounts payable, claims and inventory control with suggested procedures.
Collaborate with IS, Sysco Merchandising Services (SMS) Merchandising, SMS Merchandising Administration, E-Supplier Solutions, Suppliers and Operating Companies concerning process and system concerns and enhancements.
Prepare annual expense plan and manage actual expenses to plan.
Develop efficiencies or new processes to allow for an increase in work capacity with little increase in headcount.
Conduct presentations/training at Regional and Corporate Financial Conferences.
Strengthen payment controls by increasing Electronic Funds Transfer, monitoring cash discounts and improving auto-vouch rates.
Organize department training/meetings as necessary.