Accounts Payable/Treasury Manager

Company Description

Elite is the leading global provider of innovative business management solutions that enable law firms and professional services organizations to streamline operations, maximize efficiency, and increase visibility into all aspects of their businesses. Our Company is focused on enabling firms of all sizes and locations to meet their true potential and provide the best service for their clients.

Elite is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable/Treasury Manager. The candidate should possess extensive knowledge of the accounts payable and reconciliation processes and payment methodologies. The position will be responsible for overseeing AP processors, performing payment runs, and maintaining AP’s efforts to continue stabilize as a standalone entity.  This position will collaborate with Senior Management and provide strategic cash management and decision support for critical business operations and projects. This position will also design and prepare reporting for treasury-related activities for the business. The position will work in a hands-on role supporting all aspects of domestic and foreign cash, intercompany, currency, hedging and cash flow forecasting for all segments of the Elite business.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and detail-oriented accounting professional to contribute to the company's financial planning and performance management. This position will be a key role at the company and play a vital role in providing strategic financial insights that drive informed decisions and sustainable growth.

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Invoicing Processing                                                                                                                                          

• Oversee the receiving and processing of invoices with the goal of reducing days payable outstanding
• Investigate and resolve ad hoc invoicing queries and escalations in a timely manner; process key invoices when needed
• Identify and resolve issues, errors, and escalations; develop action plans for identified issues
• Lead performance improvement initiatives and standardization of payable functions to increase efficiency

Payment File Preparation

• Create payment runs
• Collaborate with Treasury to allocate funds pay vendors

Treasury

• Oversee all domestic and international treasury operations
• Maintain strong domestics/international banking and financial institution relationships
• Develop and implement solutions to improve global treasury processes and efficiencies
• Monitor and manage daily cash position for domestic and international operations including intercompany balances and transfers; prepare and manage liquidity
• Manage bank compliance and legal documentation as requested
• Maintain treasury control procedures to ensure regulatory compliance

General

• Review and approve account analyses, reports, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Ensure integrity of data entering the ledgers
• Perform accounting tasks to assist in month-end payables close procedures and reporting
• Communicate regularly with internal and external business owners regarding payables activity; resolve escalations, monitor quality to ensure high standard of service to the business, monitor processes to ensure policies and procedures are followed
• Set and ensure appropriate risk management and audit controls are in place, including maintenance of related documents and quality assurance

• Assign tasks to optimize efficiency across AP team
• Supervise AP Analysts and create targets, develop work plans, train and mentor AP team, and conduct performance evaluations

• Identify and coordinate areas for improvement to increase operational efficiencies and maintain open communication with project and technology stakeholders
• Work consistently towards exploring process standardizations and automation opportunities

Qualifications

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance (preferred) or commensurate experience
• English as a primary language
• At least 5 years of experience/subject matter expertise for the end-to-end AP process
• At least 5 years of experience with liquidity, cash management and cash forecasting
• Strong analytical and strategic cash forecasting abilities
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills and great attention to detail
• Time management and the ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously
• Compliance, ethics, and internal control mindset
• Demonstrated ability to interact and collaborate with professionals in various functional areas to resolve complex issues throughout the organization