Supervisor - Accounts Payable

Supervise, review and direct the work flow in a high volume transaction processing environment. Provide coaching and leadership to direct reports. Ensure accounting transactions are booked in accordance with Company policies and procedures. Identify process improvements and impact of new business transactions will have on existing processes. Review balance sheet accounts and prepare reconciliations. Assist with the external audit of the company’s financial statements.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:                       

• Reviews the daily inputs and outputs, reconciliation, roll forwards of the team and effectively manages day to day issues in Accounts Payable, Expense Reporting and Commercial Card transactions.
• Leads, coaches and develops a team of direct reports. 
• Provides feedback and coaching via informal and formal performance management.
• Ensures proper accounting and systems flows are taking place based on existing processes.
• Ensures the proper closing and reconciling of subsystems weekly/monthly; including preliminary review of related balance sheet and P&L accounts for appropriateness.
• Resolves issues for internal customers and vendors by providing timely and accurate responses to inquiries, as well as problem solving, research and communication. 
• Prepares and/or reviews journal entries and accounting transactions in accordance with GAAP and company policy resulting from reconciliation analysis as well as customer requests. 
• Ensures that the appropriate level of documentation and backup is maintained.
• Processes year-end 1099 tax filings.
• Seeks continuous improvement to processes and procedures.
• Proposes policy changes and process improvements. 
• Participates in ad hoc projects and teams, including supporting and testing any system upgrades or relevant special initiatives.
• Improve process, systems, documentation and controls as part of Sox compliance.
• Conform to the Company’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program and company regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION:

• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES:

• Must be proficient in Excel, Word, and database applications in a Windows environment
• Strong working knowledge of accounts payable
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor staff via formal and informal performance management
• Requires excellent interpersonal, verbal & written communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to interpret and analyze data and make recommendations based on findings.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Plans and completes work effectively and efficiently, meets assigned deadlines, and makes sound decisions.
• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ABILITIES

• 2-3 years experience in Oracle

 

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.