Accounts Payable Invoice and Payment Manager

## Accounts Payable Invoice and Payment Manager Apply locations:
El Segundo, CA:
United States - Virtual time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 3 Days Agotime left to apply:
End Date:
June 26, 2026 (4 days left to apply) job requisition :
R260180

DIRECTV is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Accounts Payable Invoice and Payment Manager to lead day-to-day invoice processing and payment operations. This role is responsible for overseeing a team of AP professionals, ensuring timely and accurate invoice handling, managing multi-system payment workflows, and maintaining strong cross-functional relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners. The ideal candidate brings deep AP expertise, strong leadership instincts, and a continuous improvement mindset.
** What You Will Do
*** Oversee invoice processing operations, ensuring invoices are handled accurately, timely, and in accordance with established procedures.
* Manage end-to-end payment operations, including daily payment file reconciliation, wire total reporting to Treasury, and payment tracking.
* Monitor team performance and workflow queues ensuring help desk inquiries, invoice changes, and comment resolution meet quality and timeliness standards.
* Coordinate month-end close activities, including timely notification to back-office partners.
* Oversee Return EFT and Stale Check resolution.
* Ensure payment term compliance, including investigation of payment term mismatches, processing of Payment Term Waiver approvals, and escalation of exceptions as needed.
* Oversee TSA invoice processing, ensuring template accuracy to support on-time payment clearance.
* Monitor and manage Credit Memos with outstanding payment status, ensuring Immediate Terms are applied appropriately.
* Supervise bulk invoice template workflows and ensure daily query uploads are completed; serve as backup when needed.
* Train team members and business users on AP processes and AP system tools.
* Identify trends in manual invoice submissions and proactively engage the business to address root causes.
* Support the transition of select processes to the back-office team, ensuring proper documentation and knowledge transfer.
* Perform UAT and regression testing on new or updated processes.
** Required

Skills and Qualifications **
* ** Accounts Payable Operations Expertise:
** Extensive hands-on experience managing invoice and payment operations at scale, including full-cycle AP processing, payment file management, and reconciliation. Direct experience with Oracle Payables or a comparable ERP system is required.
* ** Process Automation:
** Experience with robotic process automation (RPA) or workflow automation tools (e.g., Power Automate or equivalent) to streamline AP invoice and payment processes; demonstrated ability to identify manual process inefficiencies and partner cross-functionally to implement automation solutions.
* ** People Leadership and Team Management:
** Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of AP professionals. Experience monitoring team workloads, providing coaching, and ensuring quality and timeliness standards are consistently met.
* ** Payment Systems and Tools Proficiency:
** Working knowledge of payment platforms and tracking tools, including JPMorgan payment systems, Corpay, and VCARD payment processes. Ability to reconcile payment files against reporting outputs and identify discrepancies.
* ** Month-End Close Coordination:
** Experience managing AP activities in alignment with a financial close calendar, including coordinating with back-office partners and internal business units to meet critical deadlines.
* ** Invoice Quality Control and Compliance:
** Strong attention to detail with experience conducting invoice quality reviews, identifying keying errors, and enforcing payment term compliance. Familiarity with payment term waiver processes and dispute resolution workflows.
* ** Cross-Functional Collaboration and Stakeholder Communication:
** Proven ability to work effectively with internal teams (Finance, Treasury, Ad Sales) and external partners (back-office processing teams, banking partners) to resolve issues and maintain…