Accounts Payable Team Leader

At a Glance:

Statement of Interest: No

Contact: Shoko Boyd

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The Opportunity:

The Accounts Payable Team is responsible for the accurate recording and processing of expense transactions across nearly all Fisher entities globally. This includes an array of business expenses, ranging from marketing materials to ‘keeping the lights on’ purchases like computers and monitors. The team is also responsible for reimbursing employees for expenses such as inter-office travel and client meetings. In doing so, AP provides accurate expense inputs that are included in financial, tax and management reporting; thereby contributing to having an accurate picture of the Firm’s business activities.

As an Accounts Payable (AP) Review Team Leader, you’ll oversee the daily operations of the team to ensure work is appropriately distributed across team members and completed accurately and timely. You will play a vital role in hiring and developing talent within the team. Additionally, you’ll manage the end-to-end disbursement processes, managing vendor and employee payments, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and external regulations. You will provide excellent internal client service by resolving complex issues and guiding creative solutions for our internal clients. Finally, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with teams across Finance as you lead the team in scaling for growth and in maintaining processes that span across multiple business units.

The Day-to-Day:

• Lead and support team members, including training, development and managing key performance metrics
• Lead and manage team with a focus on payment execution and vendor disbursement strategy
• Oversee weekly payment runs ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with policies and regulatory requirements
• Support month-end close processes, including accruals, reconciliation, and journal entriesCollaborate with Accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting of accounts payable activity
• Coach team members through resolving escalated issues and managing discrepancies or issues related to invoices and payments 
• Partner with internal Finance groups to resolve operational and service issues; ensuring excellent support to business units in normal day-to-day activities
• Manage all phases of various projects from envisioning through deployment to improve the training, efficiency, and results of the team
• Analyze reporting and act on the information to improve compliance and drive process improvements

Your Qualifications:

• 2+ years management experience at FI
• Have demonstrated the ability to build and maintain business relationships with internal and external partners and leadership across the organization
• Can promote employee engagement and develop talent through training, feedback, and coaching
• Is a collaborative leader who can skillfully enforce adherence to operating procedures, policies, and key controls
• Excellent risk awareness and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Can identify and guide process improvements, overcome process obstacles and identify opportunities to improve

Compensation:

• $100,000 - $140,000 base salary per year in the state of WA. New hires should expect to start at the lower end of the range depending on experience.
• Eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance

We will conduct a preliminary screen of applicants based on qualifications, performance and manager feedback. Those who meet the hiring manager’s requirements will be moved forward in the process by participating in an interview. If you’d like to know more about the role, feel free to get in touch with Shoko Boyd.

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