Accounts Payable Supervisor

Type:
Direct-Hire Category:
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Job Title:

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Location:

Addison, TXAssignment Type:
Direct Hire Pay: $90,000–$120,000 / annual base salary

Work Schedule:

Fully On-Site, Monday–Friday Benefits:
This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

About The Company:

Our client is a well-established organization currently expanding and transitioning its Accounts Payable operations. This position will play an important role in supporting the AP function during a period of significant growth and operational change.

The organization has both local and international accounting resources, creating an opportunity for an experienced AP professional to provide leadership, improve communication, and help ensure consistent processes across multiple teams.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Supervisor to support the AP Manager and oversee day-to-day activities within a high-volume Accounts Payable environment.

This role is ideal for someone with prior AP leadership experience who is comfortable coordinating work between onshore and offshore teams, monitoring operational performance, resolving escalated issues, and communicating with management and other finance stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring AP activities are completed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with established policies and internal controls. While this is a supervisory position, the individual will not be primarily responsible for hands-on invoice processing.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide daily leadership and operational support to the Accounts Payable team.

Coordinate priorities and workflow between local and international AP resources.

Oversee invoice intake, processing, exception resolution, approvals, and payment-related activities.

Monitor shared AP inboxes and ensure inquiries are appropriately assigned and addressed.

Assist with vendor onboarding, maintenance, and supplier communication.

Review AP reporting and identify aging items, outstanding issues, backlogs, and process trends.

Oversee payment exceptions, including returned payments, voids, reissues, and reconciliation items.

Support compliance activities involving unclaimed property and escheatment.

Monitor employee expense and purchasing-card activity for policy compliance and outstanding issues.

Review work completed by offshore and third-party resources to ensure quality and adherence to procedures.

Serve as an escalation point for operational challenges, vendor concerns, and service issues.

Maintain appropriate internal controls, approval procedures, and segregation-of-duties standards.

Ensure documentation is organized and readily available for audit requests.

Track key Accounts Payable metrics and communicate operational trends to management.

Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce errors, and improve service delivery.

Assist with system implementations, process transitions, and stabilization efforts.

Train, coach, and provide ongoing guidance to AP team members.

Promote a culture focused on accuracy, accountability, collaboration, and customer service.

Qualifications:

5+ years of progressive Accounts Payable Supervisory experience required.

Bachelors degree in Accounting required.

Experience working in a high-volume AP environment.

Proficiency with SAP S/4

HANA required.

Strong Excel and reporting skills.

Solid understanding of AP processes, reconciliations, payment activity, and vendor management.

Knowledge of internal controls, compliance requirements, and segregation of duties.

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Professional presence and confidence when interacting with management and cross-functional finance teams.

Ability to prioritize competing demands and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy,Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

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