Director, Financial Shared Services

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Accounts Payable, Collections and Billing teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Provide leadership to the AP, billing and collections teams and manage day-to-day operations
• Distribute the workload to the AP, billing and collections team
• Liaison between the AP function, operations and vendors
• Responsible for vendor master management in the Company’s ERP system
• Responsible for client master management in the Company’s ERP system
• Review and approve coding of invoices
• Resolve payments and billing issues with clients and vendors, as necessary
• Support accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close, including management of the monthly close calendar deadlines related to accounts payable and billing
• Supervise the creation and distribution of accurate and timely invoices for goods and services provided to clients
• Ensure billing processes are streamlined, and any discrepancies are resolved promptly
• Coordinate with sales, contracts, and other internal teams to ensure billing aligns with contracts, orders, and agreements
• Monitor accounts receivable aging
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and system enhancements to increase the efficiency of accounts payable and billing operations
• Lead initiatives to implement new software solutions or optimize existing systems to streamline workflows
• Performs additional duties and assumes additional responsibilities as identified by Management for the efficient operation of Work Care

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in Accounts Payable, Billing, and Finance, with at least 3 years in a managerial or director-level role
• Strong leadership, management presence, interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Have a positive, collaborative approach with a desire towards mentoring and developing staff
• Innovative problem solving and strategic thinking skills, along with strong business and financial acumen and analytical capabilities
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
• Strong critical thinking skills; problem solving, and decision making
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to create and edit written materials
• Ability to react quickly to changing business needs and adapt to dynamic business environments
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Strong time management, organizational, and follow-through skills
• Ability to meet and exceed daily and weekly individual performance goals
• Ability to work independently as well as assisting other team members when needed
• Must be competent in the Windows operating system environment, Adobe Professional, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and learn other software as needed
• Knowledge with financial reporting software, ERP systems, advanced excel and data analytics