Sr. Manager, Global Accounts Payable Operations

COMPANY:

At BioCryst, we share a deep commitment to improving the lives of people living with complement-mediated and other rare diseases. For over three decades we’ve been guided by our passion for not settling for “ordinary” in our quest to develop novel medicines. We leverage our expertise in structure-guided drug design to develop first-in-class or best-in-class oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics, led by the efforts of our team of expert scientists in our Discovery Center of Excellence in Birmingham, Alabama. Our global headquarters is in Durham, North Carolina, our European headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland and our employees span the globe across sites in multiple countries. We are proud of our culture of engagement and accountability that rewards people for innovative thinking and achievement of key objectives. For more information, please visit our website at www.biocryst.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

 

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Manager, Global Accounts Payable Operations, is primarily responsible for supervision of the Global AP team. The Senior Manager, Global Accounts Payable Operations will oversee the accounts payable function of the accounting department, oversee the AP and Concur mailboxes, monitor timely processing of invoices/ credits/ expense reports, conduct invoice audits, perform statement reconciliations, serve as Concur Administrator, and is responsible for vendor and business partner inquiries.

The ideal candidate will be capable of maintaining consistent turnaround on invoice/ expense report processing and any related inquiries. This position requires a strong attention to detail, the ability to work well in a collaborative and fast-paced environment and the ability to motivate and develop the AP Team. Candidate will also manage and administer company-wide T&E processes. #LI-Remote

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage day to day activities of the Accounts Payable team to ensure timely processing of invoices, resolution of exceptions, and prompt turnaround of vendor or business partner inquiries. The AP team is a globally disbursed team of 3-4 employees.
• Oversee and review the processing of invoices prior to payment for proper support and approvals, discrepancies, and appropriate coding
• Prepare weekly payment runs adhering to department policies and practices
• Ensure adherence to and compliance of all standard Purchasing and Finance policies related to invoice and expense report processing
• Monitor Invoice mailbox for the flow and volume invoices to the AP Processing tool and perform invoice audits to ensure the timely processing of invoices, credits, and payment requests in the ERP.
• Oversee monthly statement reconciliation and tracking of critical vendor accounts
• Seve as the Concur System Administration to coordinate the initiation and resolution of support tickets, system updates for new subsidiaries, report requests, master data updates, month end reports, and audit rule configurations
• Perform ERP Upgrade testing and maintain related AP SOP documentation
• Assist with annual audit and SOX support
• Ensures proper internal controls are implemented and adhered to, including ensuring all payments are properly authorized
• Responsible for year-end 1099 reporting
• Manage annual CMS reporting to comply with Sunshine Act
• Proposes and tracks Key Performance Indicators to monitor team’s performance and drive continuous improvement
• Participates in future enhancement initiatives such as streamlining of invoice and payment processing and development of AP reporting and analytics.
• Builds productive customer relationships with all key partners / customers of AP to promote and deliver an elevated level of proactive service and high degree of customer satisfaction
• Perform other duties as assigned

 

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/ Accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 8+ years of progressively responsible accounts payables experience in large, complex organizations
• Minimum of 3 years of management experience with a team of reports, with experience leading a team in multiple geographies
• Minimum 2 years of Concur Administrator level experience required.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to independently research issues related to the Accounts Payable cycle.
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