Senior Manager, Accounts Payable, NA
About The Position
Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. The Accounting Operations team is responsible for accurately, timely and efficiently executing and recording the organization’s financial transactions with third parties. It is highly engaged in building and maintaining fruitful financial relationships with customers and suppliers across North America through its 3 core groups: accounts payable, billing and accounts receivable and purchasing operations. The team coordinates the entry, review, and approval of day-to-day transaction processing in accordance with financial policies and the department’s SLAs. Team members proactively engage in solving problems through close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. They engage in the development and implementation of continuous process improvements, maximizing the use of our technology resources to improve accounting operational efficiency. The team is service-oriented and behaves with integrity, agility, respect, and initiative. This position will be based on-site at our office in Denver, CO. In alignment with our flexible work policy. (3 days on site required, 2 days flexible). Vantage is looking for a Senior Manager to lead the accounts payable function and team for its rapidly growing North American operations. The Senior Manager, Accounts Payable will be responsible for setting strategic direction of the function, leading a scalable shared-service organization and ensuring operational excellence across the United States and Canada. The role will oversee a multi-layered team structure and will play a critical role in driving transformation initiatives as the organization continues to scale. In a high-speed, high-complexity environment, success will depend on fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement while elevating the capabilities of the team. The Senior Manager will establish and mature KPI framework, drive process standardization and ensure best-in-class delivery to both internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Strong cross-functional partnership and the ability to influence at senior levels are essential.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or general management, or equivalent academic credentials
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Accounts Payable or Finance operations within a large, complex, and fast-growing organization
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing managers or large, multi-level teams
- English, required
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with many simultaneous priorities from time to time
- Proven track record of leading transformation initiatives, including automation and system implementations
- Excellent leadership, good coach, good management of priorities, meticulous, team collaborator, great communicator, flexible, good ability to develop the capacities of employees, analytical
- Advanced proficiency with ERP and invoicing systems, and with technology in general
- Proficient in the Windows and Office 365 environment
Nice To Haves
- French, an asset
- Real estate or construction industry experience, preferred but not required
- Knowledge of Yardi Voyager, preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Leads and coaches a team of up to 8 Accounts Payable Specialists covering the United States and Canada
- Own and evolve the end-to-end vendor payment lifecycle, compliance, invoice processing, reconciliations and cash disbursements
- Define, implement, and monitor KPIs and service level agreements to drive operational performance and transparency
- Serve as the strategic leader and ambassador of the AP function across the organization, partnering with Finance, Procurement, Treasury, and business leaders
- Drive transformation initiatives, including automation, system enhancements, and process redesign
- Lead change management initiatives to support organizational growth and shared services scaling
- Oversee high-volume payment cycles, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and scalability through optimal use of AP tools and systems
- Establish governance over invoice processing workflows to ensure data integrity, proper approvals, and compliance
- Develop and enforce standardized policies and procedures for invoice handling, coding, and general ledger alignment
- Oversee the expense management program, including tools, policies, and employee reimbursements
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, internal policies, SOX requirements (if applicable), and supplier contracts
- Drive a customer-centric culture focused on service quality, responsiveness, and continuous improvement
- Lead talent strategy for the AP function, including hiring, coaching, succession planning, and performance management
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to optimize procure-to-pay (P2P) processes and improve vendor experience
- Identify and mitigate risks, including fraud prevention, duplicate payments, and control gaps
- Support financial close activities, accruals, and reporting related to accounts payable
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- life and AD&D
- short and long-term disability coverage
- paid time off
- employee assistance
- participation in a 401k program that includes company match
- many other additional voluntary benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
