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Accounts Payable Manager — Vego Garden
Lead procure-to-pay operations at Vego Garden, overseeing a two-person accounts payable team and vendor payments. Manage invoice controls, freight costs, payment processes, and cross-functional issue resolution.
Descriere
- Lead, coach, and develop a two-person accounts payable team.
- Check the team’s work for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Manage the AP ticketing system, triage incoming requests, and assign work across the team.
- Oversee monthly duty allocations, shipping logistics, and freight.
- Handle complex or disputed classification cases.
- Resolve escalated invoice exceptions and vendor disputes.
- Oversee vendor onboarding and require dual verification for changes to vendor banking details.
- Enforce purchase order discipline and set an approval escalation process for invoices without purchase orders.
- Review AP exceptions and make final invoice decisions.
- Monitor recurring Operations bottlenecks and escalate them.
- Work with Purchasing to require purchase orders before orders are placed and reduce unmatched invoices.
- Coordinate with Warehouse and Operations to ensure receipt postings are timely and accurate.
- Manage freight, logistics, and third-party logistics provider relationships, resolving billing disputes.
- Prepare weekly payment batches for review and approval.
- Manage payment terms, secure early-payment discounts, and oversee payment methods for overseas vendors.
- Review credit card transactions and monthly reimbursements.
- Reconcile accounts payable aging with the general ledger.
- Prepare the schedule of unbilled and accrued liabilities.
Cerințe
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline.
- Five to eight years of progressively responsible accounts payable or procure-to-pay experience.
- Three or more years of CPA firm audit experience is a plus.
- Sound knowledge of core accounting principles and concepts.
- Proficiency with accounting software and related tools.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- NetSuite experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience with a full purchase-order-based AP workflow.
- Familiarity with import costs such as freight, duties, and customs brokerage is a strong plus.
- Experience managing one or two direct reports while staying hands-on.
- Ability to work autonomously and influence cross-functional partners without direct authority.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical ability.
- Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work at a desk and use a computer for extended periods, with some walking and standing.
- Availability to work Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Beneficii
- Flexible paid time off.
- 12 PTO days annually, accrued every two weeks, with an annual increase.
- Seven paid holidays.
- 401(k) match of 4%.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
- The company covers 100% of employee premiums for dental, vision, life, and select medical plans.
- $100 monthly toll-road allowance.
- $50 monthly phone allowance.
- Company-sponsored breakfasts and lunches.
- Supportive leadership, employee activities, appreciation, and other workplace perks.