Accounts Payable Manager

Compensation:

Minimum Starting Salary: $52,300. Final salary will commensurate with qualifications, including relevant experience and education.

Compensation Type:

Salary

Employment Type:

Regular

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Position Summary

The Accounts Payable Manager provides timely oversight of and compliance with fiscal requirements for accounts payable including reviewing, approving and processing institutional expenditures, decisioning spend requests, expense reports, and supplier invoices, processing required forms, and collaborating effectively with others.

This role may offer the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement as determined by the Associate Vice President/Controller.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Motivates, guides, and supervises direct reports. Delegates tasks and responsibilities to ensure department goals are met; trains new staff in the department; provides input into constructive and timely performance evaluations; provides input on discipline and termination of employees in accordance with college policy.

• Collaborates effectively with staff, internal departments, vendors and suppliers, researching and correcting discrepancies, analyzing data and exercising efficient problem solving, providing quick and efficient resolution to inquiries.

• Ensures timely processing of invoices according to payment terms, evaluating and decisioning entries made by others, verifying good/services are appropriately procured prior to payment, reviewing and processing payment requests, approving and finalizing accounts payable, reviewing and approving spend authorizations, and reviewing and approving expense reports.

• Manages departmental policies and procedures, developing and implementing internal controls, coordinating successfully with administration, serving as primary liaison for annual completion of forms, reports and tax documents.

• Promotes organizational effectiveness and compliance of accounts payable policies and procedures, adhering to state, local, and federal laws, SFCC rules and regulations, promoting conformity through process standardization, monitoring and enforcing coding and other G/L accounting methods, performing ledger evaluations and audits, recommending and implementing process improvements, enhancing departmental efficiency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of accounts payable policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and Governmental Accounting Standards Board guidelines.

• Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs.

• Knowledge of college policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of IRS Form 1099 guidelines.

• Skill in the delegation of responsibility and authority.

• Skill in decision making and problem solving.

• Skill in interpersonal relations and in dealing with the public.

• Ability to clearly communicate verbally and orally.

• Ability to coordinate multiple projects with strict deadlines.

• Ability to verify a high volume of data with accuracy and timeliness.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting or related field.

• Five (5) years of job-related experience.

• Equivalent related experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a typical office environment.

• May occasionally carry or lift up to 25 pounds.

• Standing and walking is occasionally required.  Frequent sitting, turning and twisting.

Work Schedule:

• Typically, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required.

Best Consideration Date: 10/02/2025

Instructions to Applicants: A complete application will consist of the following documents that must be uploaded via the application portal under the "Resume Drop Box" section:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• Unofficial Transcripts (officials required upon hire)

Notice of Background Check and Education Verification:

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