Senior Accounts Payable Supervisor

Position Overview

A growing organization is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Supervisor for a hybrid (2 days on-site / 3 WFH) position. This role will be responsible for leading day-to-day AP activities, ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments, and maintaining compliance with established policies, procedures, and internal controls across U.S. and Canadian operations.

This position is based in the Pittsburgh area and offers a hybrid work arrangement.

The ideal candidate will lead a small AP team and partner closely with cross-functional groups including operations, procurement, treasury, and finance. Success in this role requires strong leadership, a process improvement mindset, and the ability to thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, particularly one involving transportation, freight, and logistics-related transactions.

Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Supervise, coach, and develop a team of accounts payable professionals.
• Oversee daily workflow and allocate responsibilities to ensure invoices and payments are processed accurately and on schedule.
• Identify training and development opportunities to strengthen team performance.
• Promote a team culture centered on accountability, service, and continuous improvement.

Accounts Payable Oversight

• Manage full-cycle accounts payable operations across multiple locations in the United States and Canada.
• Ensure accurate and timely payment processing for multimodal transportation and logistics-related services.
• Review and approve payment runs, including ACH, wire transfers, checks, and other electronic payment methods.
• Monitor outstanding payables and aging activity, resolving issues promptly.
• Work closely with treasury to support cash flow planning and payment execution.

Compliance and Internal Controls

• Maintain adherence to company policies, accounting procedures, and internal control standards.
• Support audit requests by preparing documentation and responding to inquiries from internal and external auditors.
• Review vendor maintenance activity and payment method updates to reduce fraud exposure.
• Help ensure compliance with applicable tax, reporting, and regulatory requirements.

Process Improvement

• Identify and implement opportunities to enhance efficiency through automation, standardization, and workflow improvements.
• Create and maintain departmental procedures and training documentation.
• Participate in system upgrades, enhancements, and future AP technology initiatives.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with operations, procurement, treasury, accounting, and shared services teams to resolve invoice discrepancies and payment issues.
• Act as the escalation point for more complex vendor and payment matters.
• Support month-end responsibilities, including accruals, reconciliations, close-related tasks, and reporting.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline preferred.
• At least 3 years of progressive accounts payable experience.
• Prior experience leading or supervising accounts payable staff.
• Strong knowledge of AP processes, internal controls, and best practices.
• Background handling high-volume transactions in a multi-site or multi-location environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage daily AP operations and support staff performance.
• 1–3 years of direct supervisory or team lead experience, preferably within an AP setting.

Preferred

• Experience in transportation, logistics, manufacturing, industrial, or commodity-based environments.
• Familiarity with both U.S. and Canadian payment processing.
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 or a comparable ERP platform.
• Background managing payment runs tied to freight, trucking, or logistics vendors.
• Exposure to continuous improvement initiatives and/or process automation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid time off, including vacation and personal days
• 401(k) with company match

Compensation

$80,000.00-$110,000.00 Yearly

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