Accounts Payable Manager

Accounts Payable Manager

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Payable Manager to lead the assessment and modernization of a complex, high-volume payables operation in Solana Beach, California. This long-term contract opportunity will focus on improving efficiency, strengthening controls, and building a scalable automation approach across 19 entities. The consultant will partner with finance, operations, IT, and leadership teams to redesign workflows, recommend practical technology solutions, and support implementation of a more effective AP function.

Responsibilities:

• Review the current accounts payable process across multiple entities and identify areas where automation can reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
• Analyze invoice intake, approval routing, vendor administration, payment activity, and reporting practices to uncover operational gaps and enhancement opportunities.
• Recommend and help deploy an accounts payable automation solution using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central capabilities and/or a compatible third-party platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define the most effective long-term approach for payables processing, controls, and system support.
• Create clear future-state process documentation, including approval structures, internal controls, exception handling, and workflow design.
• Lead core project activities such as process mapping, business requirements gathering, testing coordination, and implementation support.
• Improve efficiency for both purchase order and non-purchase order invoice processing while reducing paper-based approvals and manual data entry.
• Support user training and change adoption efforts while establishing performance metrics that strengthen accuracy, timeliness, and scalability within AP.