Accounts Payable Manager

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead a high-volume AP function supporting a large-scale agriculture organization in Kansas City, Kansas. This role oversees daily operations, guides a lean team through shifting priorities, and helps maintain accurate, timely payment processing across significant annual spend. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership skills, sound knowledge of end-to-end payables, and experience working within a large enterprise resource planning environment.

Responsibilities:
• Direct the day-to-day activities of the accounts payable team, providing leadership to eight permanent employees and two contract specialists.
• Oversee invoice processing for a high-volume corporate payables operation handling approximately 200,000 invoices annually tied to substantial company spending.
• Review and approve invoice coding practices to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and aligned with internal financial controls.
• Manage payment execution activities, including check disbursements and ACH transactions, while maintaining timeliness and accuracy.
• Balance staffing coverage and workflow priorities across a lean team to keep operations running smoothly during absences and peak periods.
• Monitor performance, resolve escalated payment issues, and drive consistent service levels across the AP function.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to improve efficiency, strengthen compliance, and support process effectiveness within the payables cycle.
• Utilize SAP or a comparable large-scale ERP system to manage AP operations, reporting, and process oversight.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience leading an accounts payable team in a supervisor or manager capacity.
• Strong background in high-volume invoice processing within a corporate or shared services environment.
• Hands-on knowledge of invoice coding, check runs, and ACH payment administration.
• Experience using SAP is preferred; candidates with other large enterprise ERP platforms will also be considered.
• Ability to manage workloads effectively across a lean team and adjust priorities as business needs change.
• Solid understanding of accounts payable controls, accuracy standards, and deadline-driven operations.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to address escalations and coordinate with cross-functional partners.

Compensation

$100,000.00-$110,000.00 Yearly

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