Accounts Payable Manager

Description We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to join a growing construction and contractor-focused organization in Carson, California. This contract opportunity with permanent potential is ideal for a hands-on leader who can guide day-to-day payable operations, strengthen team performance, and support a busy accounting environment. The position offers the chance to improve workflows, collaborate across departments, and contribute to a more efficient and scalable accounts payable function.

Responsibilities:

- Direct the full accounts payable cycle, ensuring invoices, approvals, payment activity, and matching processes are completed accurately and on schedule.

- Supervise, coach, and support a small accounts payable team, providing daily guidance, training, and performance oversight.

- Manage a high-volume workload of vendor invoices each month while maintaining accuracy, timeliness, and strong service levels.

- Contribute to month-end close by preparing accrual-related support, completing reconciliations, and coordinating closely with accounting staff.

- Investigate and resolve issues involving purchase orders, receipts, pricing, and invoice discrepancies in partnership with procurement and operational teams.

- Lead efforts to streamline manual procedures by identifying inefficiencies and recommending practical process enhancements.

- Participate in accounts payable automation and system-related improvement projects, including tools tied to invoice intake, purchasing flow, and approval routing.

- Maintain vendor account accuracy through regular reconciliations and timely follow-up on outstanding items.

- Strengthen departmental procedures, documentation, and internal controls to support consistency and compliance as the business expands.

- Assist broader accounting standardization efforts, including responsibilities tied to accrual-based practices and integration needs across a growing organization. Requirements - Proven experience leading accounts payable operations in a high-volume environment.

- Prior success supervising, developing, and training accounts payable staff.

- Solid knowledge of accrual accounting principles and month-end close support activities.

- Hands-on background with three-way matching, invoice coding, check runs, ACH payments, and vendor reconciliations.

- Demonstrated ability to identify workflow gaps and implement more efficient accounts payable processes.

- Experience collaborating with procurement, project, or operations teams to resolve invoice and purchase order issues.

- Industry experience in construction, manufacturing, distribution, or a similar operational setting is preferred.

- Familiarity with AP automation tools or accounting system implementations, and experience with Spectrum is a plus.

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