Team Leader Accounts Payable

Sysco

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About The Position

The Payables Team Lead Provides day-to-day direction and support to the Payables Team. He/she is responsible for overseeing and ensuring timely payment processing activities, including guidance, troubleshooting support, and issue escalation. Responsible for leading, developing, and supporting the AP staff. Accountable for achieving team service level agreement targets, as well as internal team goals. Oversee Global processing teams to ensure service levels and quality requirements are achieved.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) or equivalent
• 5 years progressive, related experience in accounts payable and 2 years experience supervisory or team leader experience in leading team members
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of accounts payable policies and processes.
• Offers strong Analytical skills
• Demonstrates strong leadership and communication skills
• Knowledgeable of accounting applications
• Offers strong analytical and issue resolution capabilities
• Microsoft Office and specialized accounting / finance software
• ERP Systems (i.e. workday).
• Ability to collaborate and work across functions within Sysco and with GPOs

Responsibilities

• Provides overall leadership and support to SBS staff including proactive guidance, troubleshooting support, and issue escalation.
• Responsible for overseeing and coordinating activities of accounts payable team.
• Coordinates with SBS Global and Local processing teams to ensure service levels and quality requirements are achieved.
• Ensure timely and effective completion of all AP invoice processing activities including payment dispute resolution and account reconciliations.
• Reviews and analyzes metric reports and address areas of concern
• Oversees investigation of root cause analysis and development of solutions for process improvements.
• Works closely with Service Delivery Lead to obtain final approval on all issues and reporting needs.
• Troubleshoots escalated issues, makes decisions, communicates and escalates as appropriate

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED