Accounts Payable Manager

We have an outstanding career opportunity for an Accounts Payable Manager to join a leading Company located in the Glen Allen, VA surrounding area.

Salary: $85,000 - $95,000

As an Accounts Payable Manager, you will be leading a high-impact Accounts Payable function at a growing multi-national company-building scalable processes, strengthening controls, and elevating the experience for both vendors and employees. Reporting to the Assistant Controller, this position is part of the Accounting & Finance team and will be onsite in Glen Allen, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Owning end-to-end AP operations and month-end close outcomes-accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Leading and developing a team-coaching, hiring, and creating a culture of accountability and service.
• Driving modernization-optimizing ERP/AP workflows, approvals, and controls to support scale.
• Partnering cross-functionally-being the trusted AP advisor to Finance, Procurement, and leaders across the business.
• Protecting integrity-SOX-minded, detail-driven, and committed to ethical, independent vendor relationships.
• Manage a team of 5 direct reports.
• Develop, monitor, and ensure compliance with the Expense Report policy.
• Ensure all electronic and check disbursements, independent contractors, and tax payments are processed ona timely basis.
• Develop, implement, enhance and optimize the AP systems, functions, procedures and policies, to ensure adherence to guidelines and "best practices" for AP Team.
• Provide outstanding customer service; respond to AP and expense report questions/concerns to meet business needs in a professional and timely manner.
• Oversee the month-end close for Accounts Payable, ensuring accurate reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and timely posting to the general ledger.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOX requirements, and segregation of duties related to accounts payable and disbursements.
• Monitor and report key AP performance metrics (aging, exception rates, payment accuracy).

Who this role is perfect for:

• The Process Builder - You love creating order from complexity. You've improved AP workflows, tightened controls, and standardized policies to make things faster, cleaner, and scalable.
• The People Leader - You've led teams with empathy and accountability. You coach, develop, and elevate performance while building a service-first mindset.
• The Controls Champion - You're comfortable in a SOX environment and understand segregation of duties. You spot risk early, document clearly, and escalate appropriately.
• The ERP Power User - You've worked in a large ERP AP environment and can translate business needs into system/process improvements (including 1099 readiness).
• The Vendor & Stakeholder Partner - You communicate with clarity and professionalism, balancing vendor relationships with internal priorities and policy compliance.

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting /Finance required.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in finance and accounting (a professional history of progressing Accounts Payable responsibilities).
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading others (a proven track record of hiring, developing, and coaching teams to deliver results).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and manipulation of large data sets across multiple worksheets; proficient with Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Large ERP Accounts Payable system experience as well as 1099 filing experience is a plus.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.