Accounts Payable Team Lead

Job Summary:
The Accounts Payable Team Lead will support our growing operations and is responsible for all areas associated with the processing of accounts payable, employee expense reimbursements, and related month-end close processes. This role will manage a team of individuals responsible for invoice processing and payments, travel & expense, vendor communication, and vendor onboarding.

Detailed Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage the Accounts Payable and Travel & Expense team.
• Ensure timely recording and payment of vendor invoices, and employee expense requests.
• Assist with investigating and resolving vendor inquiries in a timely manner and employee inquiries regarding expenses and payment status.
• Reviews and ensures timely payment of government remittances.
• Ensures compliance of the team to company policies and procedures
• Approve new vendor setup, ensure collection of W-9s from new vendors, and prepare and distribute year-end 1099s and other reporting and filings as necessary.
• Work closely with the Procurement department on vendor onboarding, purchase requests, and ensuring invoices are applied to the correct purchase orders.
• Responsible for month end close tasks as they relate to the Accounts Payable function, such as closing the AP ledger and preparing month end close reports and reconciliations.
  
• Participates and submits requirements of internal and external audits.
• Oversee Employee performance and provide coaching/ mentorship as needed.
  
• Ensure the performance meets SLAs and continuously improves productivity and service quality.
  
• Participate/ Initiate projects including process documentation and process improvements
• Performs other duties as required to support the Accounting department.