Accounts Payable Manager

Job Details

Accounts Payable Manager

Job Description

The Accounts Payable (AP) Processing Manager oversees the organization’s accounts payable operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments, compliance with company policies and procedures, and effective team management. This role requires excellent leadership, organizational, and analytical skills to drive efficiency and maintain strong vendor relationships.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Assign and monitor team tasks to ensure timely and accurate processing.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and implement training programs to enhance team skills.

• Ensure invoices and payments are processed in compliance with company policies and contractual terms.

• Manage and resolve escalated vendor inquiries and payment disputes.

• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate AP processes for increased efficiency.

• Work with IS&T and other departments to implement system improvements or upgrades.

• Monitor KPIs and prepare regular reports to assess and improve department performance.

• Partner with procurement and finance teams to align processes and resolve issues.

• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and legal regulations.

• Maintain and enhance internal controls to prevent errors, fraud, and mismanagement.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

Deep knowledge of Accounts Payable operations and best practices; Experience with working in and understanding ERP software, such as PeopleSoft Ascent or Workday; Ability to make good decisions without input from department leadership; Ability to multi-task and quickly prioritize among multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced, high volume AP department; Excellent customer service skills; Unmatched coaching, mentoring and leadership qualities.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or 10+ years experience in Accounts Payable

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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