Accounts Payable Manager

• per year Pay is commensurate with experience.
• Full Time
• U.S. Water offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short/long term disability, paid time off, holiday pay and 401k with Company match

U.S. Water Services Corporation is a well-established and diverse water and wastewater utility organization specializing in utility maintenance, operations, engineering and construction services. U.S. Water is a fast paced and rapidly expanding company headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida with a staff of over 950 employees in twenty states.

Position:

• Accounts Payable Manager
• Monday through Friday – 8:00am to 5:00pm
• This is not a remote position

Company:

• Office located in New Port Richey, Florida
• Stable career in a recession-proof industry
• In business since 2003
• 950 employees throughout 20 states

Interview Process:

• In-Person
• Medical – company pays portion of all plan levels
• Dental – company pays portion of all plan levels
• Vision – company pays portion of all plan levels
• 401K with 50% company match
• HRA – company funded per year per employee
• Long-term & short-term disability insurance paid by company
• Basic life insurance paid by company
• Paid time off
• 6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday

*** Please note, applicants will be required to pass a background check.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager with a strong accounting background to oversee our AP department and support financial reconciliations, internal controls, and process improvements.

This is a hands-on management position that requires more than traditional accounts payable experience. The ideal candidate will have experience with general ledger accounting, bank reconciliations, and researching and resolving accounting discrepancies.

As our company continues to grow, we need someone who can think critically, investigate historical transactions, work collaboratively across departments, and independently identify solutions to accounting issues.

The successful candidate will be comfortable managing daily AP operations while also understanding how those transactions affect the general ledger and financial statements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily accounts payable operations, including invoice processing, vendor payments, ACH transactions, automatic withdrawals, and weekly payment runs.
• Supervise, train, and develop AP employees, ensuring accuracy, accountability, timely processing, and adherence to established procedures.
• Monitor outstanding payables, vendor statements, payment exceptions, and departmental workloads to ensure issues are addressed promptly.
• Research and resolve discrepancies between AP-related bank transactions and payments recorded in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Investigate unmatched ACH withdrawals, automatic payments, outstanding checks, duplicate payments, posting discrepancies, and other AP-related accounting issues.
• Review vendor accounts, general ledger activity, payment history, and supporting documentation to identify discrepancies and determine appropriate resolutions.
• Research historical vendor balances and transactions transferred from companies for which we provide accounting management services or from legacy accounting systems, working with appropriate personnel to verify balances and obtain missing documentation.
• Apply accounting knowledge, analytical skills, and independent judgment to investigate complex transactions, identify root causes, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Coordinate with accounting management to ensure AP-related transactions are accurately recorded and necessary corrections are identified.
• Work collaboratively with vendors, accounting personnel, and other departments to resolve outstanding issues and…