Accounts Payable Manager

• Location 1051 East Cary Street,Suite 1200,Richmond, VA, 23219,United States
• Job Category Finance and Accounting
• Employee Type Exempt FT

The Accounts Payable (AP) Manager oversees the day-to-day AP function, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments. This role requires a strong accounting background and a clear understanding of transaction flow, including coding to the general ledger and impact to financial statements. The role covers vendor onboarding through invoice processing and payment disbursement. This is a hands‑on role that requires actively performing AP work while managing the team and process.

• Oversee the full accounts payable cycle, including invoice receipt, coding, approval workflows, and payment processing to ensure accurate and timely disbursements.
• Perform and provide backup support for daily AP operations, including invoice entry, coding, ACH/wire/check payments, vendor portal management, and issue resolution to ensure business continuity.
• Maintain strong internal controls, segregation of duties, and compliance with company policies.
• Support fraud prevention efforts, audits, 1099 reporting, reconciliations, and month‑end close activities.
• Manage vendor onboarding, records, inquiries, discrepancies, payment terms, and opportunities for early payment discounts while partnering with Procurement, Accounting, Operations, and Treasury teams to resolve escalations and improve processes.
• Supervise, coach, and develop AP team members by establishing performance expectations, monitoring workloads, ensuring deadlines are met, and fostering a collaborative and accountable team environment.
• Develop, document, and maintain AP procedures, training materials, and policy guidance.
• R ecommend staffing, workflow, and operational improvements as business needs evolve.
• Lead and support process optimization initiatives, including system enhancements and automation efforts.
• T rack and improv e key AP performance metrics such as invoice cycle time, accuracy, and on‑time payments.

• 7–10 years of progressive accounts payable experience, including experience leading AP staff or functions.
• Strong accounting knowledge and understanding of transaction flow.
• Experience supporting audits and maintaining strong internal controls.
• Experience with high volume invoice processing in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and organization.
• Customer‑service‑oriented mindset and the a bility to work with multiple teams and handle escalations in a timely manner.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central required.
• Experience in construction, telecommunications, utilities, or project‑based accounting environments preferred.
• Experience with other enterprise ERP systems and Net Suite is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field.